I love a good political thriller, but boy did this one have an eerie feeling of reality to it, given the 2000 election, the Patriot Act and other abuses of the current Administration. But the book really works so beautifully because the author understands how to make the characterizations realistic and true. This is a gripping read, and a wonderful work of speculative fiction that comes a little too close to America's current reality. You'll stay up nights worrying about all this, if you're not careful. I highly recommend this book!

When I first read this book, in manuscript about three years ago, I was impressed - and this is a *very* good thriller.

fi, mystery & romance novel fan" (NYC) - )

Readers of science fiction, romance/mystery novels or military exploits will welcome this addition to their book shelves. In the style of Tom Clancy, Cullen offers a thoughtful storyline that weaves elements of all three genres into a compeling and provocative tale based on the premise of a new constitutional convention, the great and would-be great who seek to subvert it and the very human characters fighting their plot (and, not-inconsequently, finding love in the process). I found it thorougly enjoyable and satisfying; the type of novel that can easily find its way to a screenplay and movie.