Monday, May 12, 2014

The Accident / Chris Pavone / 385 pages / 2 Turtle Doves December Challenge

Wolfe Worldwide Media's implicit mission was to de-news the news, to legitimize sensationalism.  An anonymous author has written an expose called "The Accident" and has it delivered to Isabel Reed, a literary agent at a New York publishing firm, who in turn shares it with Jeff Fielder.  If "it's an accurate account of Charlie Wolfe's life and career, and the shocking activities of Wolfe Worldwide Media, and if i'st published, if it's brought to light in any way, it will bring down Charlie Wolfe and initiate a tremendous scandal implicating multiple American presidents and CIA directors, and create a crisis of confidence in one of the most visible media companies in the world..."  "So there are a lot of powerful people who would want to suppress it."  This is a tense, riveting thriller, causing loss of sleep, neglection of chores, and extreme empathy for characters caught in an untenable position.

"Discoverability is what keeps the book business alive."

"Perfection is always impermanent."

Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on the same day, 7/4/1826.

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