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 The New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of the Department Q series is back, with a terrifyingly relevant stand-alone novel about an America in chaos.

THE NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR
24 MILLION BOOKS SOLD
WINNER OF THE GLASS KEY AWARD

"The president has gone way too far. . . . These are practically dictatorial methods we're talking about."

When Democratic Senator Bruce Jansen is elected president of the United States, it is a personal victory for Dorothy "Dottie" Rogers. She has secured a job in the White House, has proved to her Republican father that she was right to support Jansen, and is proud to see the rise of an intelligent, inspiring leader who shares her ideals.

But the triumph is short-lived: Jansen's pregnant wife is assassinated on election night, and the alleged mastermind behind the shooting is none other than Dottie's own father. When Jansen ascends to the White House, he is a changed man, determined to end gun violence by any means necessary.

Rights are taken away as quickly as weapons. Checkpoints and roadblocks destroy infrastructure. The media is censored. Militias declare civil war on the government. The country is in chaos, and Dottie's finds herself fighting for the life of her father, who just may be innocent.©2018 Jussi Adler-Olsen (P)2018 Quercus Editions Limited Political Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller & Suspense Espionage Exciting Scary Fiction War
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Unlike the Department Q series and others, I have been drawn in by the sheer quality of Olsen's storytelling. I've no doubt this is a great story, based on the premise, but I just cannot concentrate on it, because of the narration, which I found nasal, dull and uninspiring. It may suit others, but not me. I'm just going to buy and read this one. I'm disappointed in myself I can't get beyond the narration, but it grates. Unfinished....

I just gave up

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I have enjoyed the department Q books as they have good characters that the reader likes,so I decided to try this one. Initially I thought I would give up on it as I found the narrator very dull and boring and he remained so unfortunately. However the story was interesting and in the end gripping. And I listened to the end where there is a very good twist in the tale. Unlike the Q books I found the characters fairly unsympathetic and I didn’t really root for any of them, which was a pity. Maybe there were just to many of them.
However the underlying issue of the book is interesting and where is it happening in the world today?

Sadly let down by dull narration

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Excellent read! I don’t know how realistic it is but it was a good yarn with interesting characters. It was well read by Jason Culp. It didn’t seem as long as it actually was, kept me
engaged right up to the last page.

Another excellent read from Jussi Adler Olsen

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Really great read; definitely found my new favourite author (and narrator).
Looking forward to reading the rest.

Brilliant

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This book is totally different from Department Q. What made this story interesting was the comments from Donald Trumps about being Dictator for a day and how this chimes with the plot.

Alive in interesting times

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