false<![CDATA[The Rules of the Game: A novel]]>55104031<p>From Leonard Downie Jr., longtime editor of <i>The Washington Post,</i> an eye-opening novel of corruption, deception, and intrigue in our nation’s capital.<br><br>Sarah Page, a rising star at the <i>Washington Capital,</i> has been assigned to cover the dark world of politics and money in Washington. But when she begins to investigate an influential lobbyist and his clients, she realizes that little is what it seems. As Sarah digs deeper, one of her sources is murdered and others disappear. She herself is the target of a car bomb, and a late-night caller warns that she is jeopardizing national security. And while she is determined to pursue the story wherever it leads, her own romantic indiscretions leave her vulnerable.<br><br>Sarah is helped by Pat Scully, an evasive, cryptic source in hiding; Kit Morgan, a ubiquitous presence in the national security community whose employer remains a mystery; and Chris Collins, a cooperative congressman whose motives are obscure. When President Susan Cameron—suddenly thrust into the job when her predecessor dies in the White House—is confronted with what Sarah has found, the scheming of her top aides and her own political survival come into conflict with her duty to the country.<br><br>No one knows more about Washington, its inner workings and secrets than Leonard Downie Jr. And no novel has better captured the tensions among business interests, politicians, and the press, or the morally ambiguous ways in which all three really work. <i>The Rules of the Game</i> is a riveting and searing debut.</p>56259941312009The Rules of the Game: A noveltotal:19|4:4|3:9|2:3|1:3|1952631011falsefalseFri Mar 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009Fri Mar 27 11:28:16 -0700 2009Fri Mar 27 11:33:58 -0700 2009
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Let's be clear: newspaper critics like books written by newspaper editors about newspaper reporting. With that filter in place, critics agreed that this smart debut novel provides an engrossing take on Washington politics; Downie's years of experience at the Washington Post and as a Washington insid...more...]]>
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