Shelley's Heart

The first US presidential election of the twenty-first century is stolen through computer fraud. The losing candidate discovers the truth and demands that the victor, his long-time friend and rival, step down. The incumbent President refuses, thereby sparking a chain of events that may destroy him and his party, and bring the Constitution crashing down on all of them. 'McCarry is an exceptional novelist' Alan Furst 'Fascinating, entirely credible ... this political thriller...
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The first US presidential election of the twenty-first century is stolen through computer fraud. The losing candidate discovers the truth and demands that the victor, his long-time friend and rival, step down. The incumbent President refuses, thereby sparking a chain of events that may destroy him and his party, and bring the Constitution crashing down on all of them.
'McCarry is an exceptional novelist' Alan Furst 'Fascinating, entirely credible ... this political thriller catches the reader and commands him to finish' Peter Benchley, author of Jaws
'McCarry's novels are among the best of our time' The Wall Street Journal
'His novels have a multi-dimensional quality, a deep sensitivity and a verisimilitude that tells you the author knows what he's talking about' The Washington Post
'It's like the best parts of ten John le Carre novels all put together' Lev Grossman, TIME