The Fourth K [Nov 01, 2014] Puzo, Mario - Softcover
A new kennedy has been elected president. A man who has inherited all the good looks, wealth and youthful idealism of his famous uncles. He is francis xavier kennedy - and suddenly the old dynastic dream of a better america again seems possible. But the energetic new president is also haunted by the darker side of the kennedy legacy - a legacy of tragedy that he may be powerless to escape. When his daughter is kidnapped by terrorists, president kennedy is forced to make desperate decisions. As his violent reprisals take effect, the world holds its breath. A compelling, prescient and engrossing novel from the author of the godfather.
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A PRESIDENTIAL DYNASTY. AN ARAB TERRORIST ATTACK. DEMOCRACY UNDER SIEGE. Mario Puzo envisioned it all in his eerily prescient 1991 novel, "The Fourth K.
President Francis Xavier Kennedy is elected to office, in large part, thanks to the legacy of his forebears-good looks, privilege, wealth-and is the very embodiment of youthful optimism. Too soon, however, he is beaten down by the political process and, disabused of his ideals, he becomes a leader totally unlike what he has been before.
When his daughter becomes a pawn in a brutal terrorist plot, Kennedy, who has obsessively kept alive the memory of his uncles' assassinations, activates all his power to retaliate in a series of violent measures. As the explosive events unfold, the world and those closest to him look on with both awe and horror.
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- PublisherMacmillan
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1447265475
- ISBN 13 9781447265474
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages512
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