Vietnam War veteran Waldo LaGrande, the hero of this suspenseful thriller set in the mid 1990s from Kenny (The Morning Line), has conquered the twin demons of a traumatic childhood and alcoholism to become the first African-American to be elected to the House of Representatives by Massachusetts voters. His time in office coincides with a federal inquiry into possible campaign finance illegalities connected with an investment house located in Bermuda. The firm’s clients include an ambitious Texas congressman, Horace Dowd, who’s angling to unseat his state’s longtime incumbent senator, Lloyd Baylor. While IRS field agent Gregory Jollymore puts the pieces together, Waldo attends a conference in Switzerland, where he falls off the wagon and is unfaithful to his wife. Back in Washington, Waldo takes charge of looking into what has become a money laundering case, though not before a prominent politician and his spouse are murdered. The stakes rise when a rival Massachusetts pol threatens to expose Waldo’s one-night stand if he decides to pursue justice in the case. Fans of Brad Meltzer will be pleased. (BookLife)

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