Saint's Rest — Thomas Gifford

Ben Driskill, hero of Thomas Gifford's acclaimed The Assassini, is back . . . this time in a riveting novel of political suspense that pits him against a conspiracy born deep in America's heartland.

On a sultry afternoon in the town of Saints Rest, Iowa, a seasoned killer strikes. In a rain-swept mansion on Long Island, a political kingmaker is found dead, apparently by his own hand.

The two violent deaths, quickly linked by an avid press, spell trouble for beleaguered president Charles Bonner, who's facing the loss of his party's support to a surprising -- and dangerous--new candidate. So Bonner turns to longtime friend Ben Driskill, a Wall Street lawyer who's proven he'll stop at nothing to get to the truth.

But what Ben finds is a deadly nightmare of threats and cover-ups. And by the time the deception is clear, Ben Driskill is trying to save more than Bonner's presidency. He's trying to save the future of American freedom.