Wag the Dog
Authors: Larry Beinhart
Tags: #Fiction, #Political, #Humorous, #Baker; James Addison - Fiction, #Atwater; Lee - Fiction, #Political Fiction, #Presidents, #Alternative History, #Westerns, #Alternative Histories (Fiction), #Political Satire, #Presidents - Election - Fiction, #Bush; George - Fiction, #Media Tie-In, #Election
Wag the Dog:
“Funny, ingenious and outrageous.”
âRichard Eder,
Los Angeles Times
“Incomparably funny, clever, and inspiredâthe most
absorbing story I've read in some time.”
âKatherine A. Powers,
The Boston Globe
“An absolutely marvelous time . . . a Hollywood superbly
imagined.ӉCarolyn See,
The Washington Post
Foreign Exchange:
A
New York Times
Notable Book of the Year, 1992
“Larry Beinhart writes well, the way that Elmore Leonard
and Douglas Adams write well.ӉUPI
“Sparkling international escapade . . .
a witty, near-perfect caper.Ӊ
Publishers Weekly
“A witty, stylish thriller.”
âTimes Literary Supplement
(London)
“A slick, well-crafted thriller.”â
Sunday Telegraph
(London)
“A delicious and devious thriller.”â
Daily News
“A cynical, at times hilarious book, by an elegant writer.”
âThe New York Times
No One Rides for Free:
Winner of the Edgar Award for Best First Mystery Novel
“Brilliant, witty, marvelously alive detective novel.”
âKirkus Reviews
“Ambitious and convincing mystery.”â
Publishers Weekly
“Beinhart combines gut-wrenching insights into current class
and power structures with an innovative plot.”
âBooklist
“The man really can write.”â
The New York Times
“This is the kind of writing that separates the best
from the rest.Ӊ
Rave Reviews
You Get What You Pay For:
“Is to the police procedural what
le Carr̩ is to the spy story.Ӊ
Penthouse
“A masterly novel.”â
Kirkus Reviews
“Beinhart . . . writes with immense assurance and clarity.”
âSan Francisco Chronicle
“One of the best books of 1988.”â
Chicago Tribune
“Could win honors as best second mystery . . . well-populated,
well-detailed, and very well written novel of political
skullduggery.Ӊ
Los Angeles Times
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How to Write a Mystery
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WAG THE DOG
Copyright © 1995, 2004 by Larry Beinhart
First published by in 1995 by Random House
as American Hero
Published by
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
ISBN 1-56025-663-X
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Book design by Maria Elias
Distributed by Publishers Group West
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To my childrenâJames Irving Beinhart and Anna
Genevieve Beinhartâfortunate to be born in a rich and
secure and remarkable country, as I was. May it stay that
way. And to my wifeâtheir motherâGillian Farrellâan
extraordinary woman.