The Seersucker Whipsaw
Edition: 1st uk ed.,
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A sharp and witty work of political crime fiction, The Seersucker Whipsaw chronicles the misadventures of two American political consultants hired to run an election campaign in a newly independent West African nation. Ross Thomas constructs a brilliantly cynical narrative that uncovers the absurdities of both Cold War-era geopolitics and the mercenary world of professional electioneering, where every player has an angle and no alliance can be trusted. The story moves at a brisk, sardonic pace, illustrating how the machinery of democratic politics can be imported, packaged, and sold to the highest bidder regardless of local realities. Thomas writes with the insider authority of someone who genuinely understands the dark comedy of power, delivering a novel that is as shrewdly observed as it is thoroughly entertaining.
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The Seersucker Whipsaw
Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Damaged
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. DJ - large piece missing from rear panel.
A sharp and witty work of political crime fiction, The Seersucker Whipsaw chronicles the misadventures of two American political consultants hired to run an election campaign in a newly independent West African nation. Ross Thomas constructs a brilliantly cynical narrative that uncovers the absurdities of both Cold War-era geopolitics and the mercenary world of professional electioneering, where every player has an angle and no alliance can be trusted. The story moves at a brisk, sardonic pace, illustrating how the machinery of democratic politics can be imported, packaged, and sold to the highest bidder regardless of local realities. Thomas writes with the insider authority of someone who genuinely understands the dark comedy of power, delivering a novel that is as shrewdly observed as it is thoroughly entertaining.
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Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Damaged
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. DJ - large piece missing from rear panel.
A sharp and witty work of political crime fiction, The Seersucker Whipsaw chronicles the misadventures of two American political consultants hired to run an election campaign in a newly independent West African nation. Ross Thomas constructs a brilliantly cynical narrative that uncovers the absurdities of both Cold War-era geopolitics and the mercenary world of professional electioneering, where every player has an angle and no alliance can be trusted. The story moves at a brisk, sardonic pace, illustrating how the machinery of democratic politics can be imported, packaged, and sold to the highest bidder regardless of local realities. Thomas writes with the insider authority of someone who genuinely understands the dark comedy of power, delivering a novel that is as shrewdly observed as it is thoroughly entertaining.
