ABSOLUTE POWERBy: DAVID BALDACCISynopsis:A longtime burglar breaks into a plush mansion in the Washington D.C.area and is in the process of removing items of enourmous wealth from avault behind a two-way mirror when a limousine and a van pull around theback of the mansion. A man and a woman come into the master bedroom forsome extra curricular activities, but soon things turn nasty and thewoman is murdered. The people in the house will do anything to hide theidenty of the man involved."PLENTY OF DANGER AND SURPRISES.... Characters are complex andunpredictable enough to be interesting."-Son lose Mercury News"A SUSPENSE THRILLER THAT KEEPS YOU ENGAGED."-Denver Post-INTENSE, INVIGORATING, THOROUGHLY ENJOYABLE. DAVID BALDACCI IS ONE OFTHE BEST NEW WRITERS ON THE FICTION SCENE TODAY. THIS IS THE ONEABSOLUTELY MUST-BE-READ NOVEL THIS YEAR." -Herald (GA)-A GRIPPING, HARD-TO-PUT-DOWN YARN.... BALDACCI IS A BORN STORYTELLER."-Richmond Times-Dispatch"A FIRST-NOVEL BLOCKBUSTER, ABSOLUTE POWER IS A FASCINATING SUSPENSESTORY, ENTERTAINMENT AT ITS BEST."-Stephen Coonts, author of Under Siege"IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP ONCE YOU TURN THE FIRST PAGE. ABSOLUTE POWER isa tightly woven, fast-paced story."-Larry Bond, author of Red Phoenix"A CAN'T-PUT-IT-DOWN KIND OF PAGE-TURNER. It's fast, provocative, andfascinating. It's part crime. story, part love story-full of passion,violence, and paradox."-Virginian-Pilot"THE ACTION IS NONSTOP"-Orlando Sentinel"POWERFUL MESMERIZING AND ACTIONPACKED FROM PAGE ONE. . . ONE MINDTWISTER AFTER ANOTHER."-Tulsa World"A CHILLING SUSPENSE NOVEL."-Dallas Morning News"A FAST-PACED, ABSORBING NOVEL. FASCINATING PREMISE."-Steve Pieczenik, author of Pax Pacifica"TIMELY AND UNUSUAL.... THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY IN THIS FIRSTNOVEL. Baldacci's grasp of politics is apparent ... his attention todetail is meticulous."-Bookscopes"A SOLID THRILLER.... BALDACCI WRITES WITH THE CONFIDENCE AND ASSURANCEOF A VETERAN NOVELIST."-Flint journal"ABSOLUTE POWER IS ABSOLUTELY THE BEST AND MOST SATISFYING WASHINGTONNOVEL IN YEARS. Taut and suspenseful, it's a deadly accurate portrayalof official Washington and the ends to which a president and his claquemay go to conceal their misdeeds and retain power."-Ronald Kessler, author of The Sins of the Father"A MUST-READ FOR THE ELECTION YEAR."-Glamour"AN INTRIGUING PLOT AND INTERESTING CHARACTERS."-Christian Science MonitorA Time Warner Companyif you purchase this book without a cover you should be aware that thisbook may have been stolen property and reported as "unsold anddestroyed' to the publisher. In such case neither the author nor thepublisher has received any payment for this 'stripped book."WARNER BOOKS EDITIONCopyright 0 1996 by Columbus Rose, Ltd.All rights reserved.Cover design and illustration by Tony GrecoWarner Books, Inc. 1271 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020Visit our Web site at ...

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