The Capitol Game - Softcover

Haig, Brian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0446195626 ISBN 13: 9780446195621

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

A small, insignificant company on the edge of bankruptcy has discovered an alchemist's dream: a miraculous polymer - paint it on a vehicle, any vehicle and voila, you have the equivalent of 30 inches of steel. With war raging in Iraq and Afghanistan, the polymer promised to save thousands of lives, promising to change the course of both wars as well as making its owner billons in profit. Enter Jack Wiley, a successful Wall Street banker somehow learns of the polymer and makes a plan. To make his dream come true, Jack Wiley goes to The Capitol Group, one of the country's largest, richest and most powerful corporations. Jack and the Capitol Group will partner up for a quick, bloodless takeover of the small company that developed the polymer. A partnership made in heaven? Jack's smarts and Capitol Group's power and influence should be a marriage made in heaven, making them all rich beyond imagination. Once they own the patents they will steamroll Congress and the Pentagon to get the polymer into production, via a no-bid, fast-track contract. And it goes to plan until the Pentagon's investigative service began nosing around.

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Review

"A must-read thriller writer . . . a star."--John Sanford

"Great fun, and the many fans of Haig's Sean Drummond series will find this an exciting, entertaining, and well-written stand-alone diversion." "Library Journal on The Hunted""

"A solid writer of thrillers that mix action and character in roughly equal proportions. Haig's portrayal of Russia around the time of the fall of communism, with its juxtaposition of extreme wealth and abject poverty, will capture the interest of readers who favor thrillers with political overtones. Haig has improved as a writer with every novel, and this one is his most polished. Recommend this one as much for its political and economic insights as for its suspense." "Booklist on The Hunted""

"A must-read thriller writer . . . a star." "John Sanford""

"A remarkable writer . . . Haig combines a nice mix of wit and wisdom." "Nelson DeMille""

Book Description

New York Times bestselling author Brian Haig returns with a new thriller... the story of an all-powerful corporation caught in the greatest scandal Washington D.C. has ever seen!

About this edition

• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0446195626
• ISBN 13: 9780446195621
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 480