Neck & Neck

In politics, winning is the ONLY thing that matters.

Two-term incumbent U.S. Senator Finn Harper envisioned a cakewalk election to a third term, followed by his ultimate goal — a successful run for the U.S. Presidency. That was before a young, and popular state senator named Maria Santos broke with the party and entered the race. Now Harper and his campaign staff of cast-offs and wannabes are fighting for their political lives.

Hired by a pain-in-the-neck client to follow an ex-con, PI Earl Town begins to suspect he has become part of a conspiracy by a powerful U.S. senator to paint his upstart challenger as soft on crime. When a campaign staffer is murdered, and the man Town was hired to follow is accused of the villainy, the wily PI must go rogue to stop the framing of an innocent man and catch the real killer.

If you like the suspense of Connelly or Patterson or the satire of Wolfe and Buckley, this novel is for you.

Come along for the ride as a contentious senate campaign devolves into blackmail and murder, and a diverse cast of power-mad politicians, impotent consultants, berserk protestors, and billionaire donors engage in all manner of immoral behind the scenes maneuvering. All in the name of power.

“A fine thriller that’s also a deliciously cynical sendup of the ghastliness of American politics.” — Kirkus Reviews

“The suspense is well-written, the prose is strong, and the plot loaded with surprises.” — Reader’s Favorite