Capitol Conspiracy, William Bernhardt
Capitol Conspiracy, William Bernhardt
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Capitol Conspiracy

Author: William Bernhardt

Narrator: Stephen Hoye

Unabridged: 13 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/15/2008


Synopsis

Oklahoma defense attorney Ben Kincaid has found himself smack in the middle of more than a few controversies and deadly predicaments–and the unexpected leap from his modest Tulsa law offices to Washington, D.C.’s Senate chamber hasn’t taken the edge off Ben’s knack for stepping into the line of fire. Now the idealistic junior senator is plunged into the thick of lethal intrigue when a shocking campaign of terror against key government officials rocks the nation’s capital.

The nightmare begins with the abduction and murder of the director of Homeland Security; escalates with the killing of the Senate minority leader; and comes to a shattering climax at the site of the Oklahoma City Memorial, where a fusillade of sniper fire meant for the president claims unintended victims. In all, twelve people perish in the melee. But the smoke has barely cleared when the stunned nation is sent reeling yet again by the president’s impassioned call to amend the U.S. Constitution with an antiterrorism law that would drastically curtail civil liberties.

It’s a hot-button issue, and the chief executive has handpicked Ben to help harvest the support that will make the amendment a reality. Shaken by the carnage, Ben embraces the president’s radical cause and takes the battle for the controversial bill to the Senate floor. But he can’t ignore his growing suspicion that what’s haunting Capitol Hill isn’t the specter of foreign terrorism but something much closer to home. Now, with his support team backing his play, Ben squares off against what could be the most dangerous Goliath he’s ever challenged.

About The Author

William Bernhardt is the author of more than twenty novels, including Primary Justice, Murder One, Criminal Intent, Death Row, Capitol Murder, Capitol Threat, Capitol Conspiracy, and Nemesis. He is one of fewer than a dozen recipients of the H. Louise Cobb Distinguished Author Award given “in recognition of an outstanding body of work in which we understand ourselves and American society at large.”Stephen Hoye has worked as a professional actor in London and Los Angeles for more than 30 years. Trained at Boston University and The Guildhall in London, he has appeared in several feature films, television series, and on stage in London’s West End.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Steve

re-read April 2014. i raised it from a 4 to 5 stars. The nightmare begins with the abduction and murder of the director of Homeland Security; escalates with the killing of the Senate minority leader, who is felled in his office by an envelope laced with weaponized poison; and comes to a shattering cl......more

Ben Kincaid, freshman senator from Oklahoma, is newly married and attending an event inOklahoma City with the president when an apparent terrorist kills fourteen people including the first lady. Ben's lifelong friend is wounded and is rendered comatose when the president's limo expplodes. As a resul......more

Another Kincaid novel. A seemingly terroristic attack on the president ends in the death of the first lady. The president introduced a constitutional amendment that would make the Patriot Act seem pale. Since the times seemed so dire the American people embraced the amendment. Congrees approved it a......more

Goodreads review by Andrea

This is the third book I've recently read that seemed as though its author was tired of his series' main characters and didn't quite know what to do with them. Ben didn't strike me as a well-fleshed character at all, but I did love Christina. As for the plot, that was completely predictable, and the......more


Quotes

Praise for William Bernhardt

Capitol Threat

“Plot twists, sly wit and political intrigue make this book exciting reading.”
–Tucson Citizen

“The murderer turns out to be about the last person you’d suspect.”
–Wisconsin State Journal

Capitol Murder

“A white-knuckle page-turner . . . Don’t start this book when you have something important to do.”
–The Oklahoman

“Political infighting and backstabbing, Kincaid faces it all.”
–New York Daily News