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Sam Reaves
Jun 11, 2025 rated it liked it
This is an early Ross Thomas book, from 1967, apparently based on his experiences running a political campaign in Nigeria, though the country is given a fictional name and ambiguous location in the novel. (Thomas's extensive experience in journalism, PR and politics gave him abundant material for his novels, all of which involve corruption and skulduggery.)
In this one, a London-based PR man tracks down a legendary political guru in Denver ("... I found him playing shortstop for the Kwikway Truck
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