{"product_id":"favorite-son-paperback","title":"Favorite Son - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteve Sohmer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Fast, characterful, intricate, surprising\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSohmer knows his way around television, politics, Washington and suspense fiction.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It begins with an assassination. A Nicaraguan freedom fighter is gunned down on live TV while being welcomed to the United States by Sen. Terry Fallon. Though shot and wounded, Fallon, an up-and-coming political star from Texas, survives, and milks the spotlight with help from his ambitious and fiercely loyal press aide Sally Crain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the nominating convention looms on the horizon, incumbent president, Samuel Baker, faces an uphill battle in his fight for a second term. His campaign needs an injection of new blood--and who better than Fallon, the newly crowned hero? But Baker's existing vice president isn't going down without a fight . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thrust into the hunt for the assassin, two FBI agents, a grizzled veteran, and a brash rookie, soon learn that nothing is as it seems in the corridors--and bedrooms--of power. Political operatives fight tooth and nail to control the narrative, secrets are exposed and exploited, and a deadly virus is weaponized, all to cover up a conspiracy that could topple the American government. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But for the most dangerous man in the world, everything is falling into place, making it easier than ever for his ascendency . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Extremely good reading.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Outstanding.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cincinnati Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Intensely plotted, fast-moving.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e-- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Exciting, scandalous.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Top-notch thriller fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrresistible.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteve Sohmer, born in Savannah, Georgia, in 1941, is a Shakespearean scholar, an author of fiction and nonfiction books, a television writer and producer, and the former CEO and president of Columbia Pictures. He published his first novel \u003ci\u003eThe Way It Was \u003c\/i\u003ein 1966 and later earned his PhD in Shakespearean studies from Oxford University in 1995. His novel \u003ci\u003eFavorite Son \u003c\/i\u003ewas made into a miniseries aired by NBC in 1988. Sohmer currently teaches at UCLA. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 538\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.8 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 30, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693697863743,"sku":"9781504077194","price":46.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/3abe7bcaa1de5dd3e744d9d4939b9a08.webp?v=1764999671","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/favorite-son-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}