ISBN: 9789382473695    Publisher: Leadstart Year of publishing: 2013     Format:  Paperback No of Pages: 346        Language: English

A Story that provokes, educates, and entertains. It's November 2019, and another U.S.presidential election season approaches. Senator Olivia Allen-brilliant and beautiful-signs onto the Democratic presidential ticket, unaware of powerful forces that seek to either control her or destroy her. Her opponents are Frank Kenneth Stein, a billionaire who would rather be forthright than President, and Quentin Kirby, the power-hungry, Republican vice president. As the campaign advances toward an electrifying climax, their brutal maneuvers play out against a backdrop of national crises. Hyperinflation looms and bloody riots sweep the country. For Olivia, however, the greatest perils lie in the corridors of Washington power, as she finds herself becoming a mere pawn in a deadly game of entrapment, blackmail, and assassination. Can she turn the tables-ensuring America's survival as well as her own?
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Vinay Kolhatkar is based in Sydney, Australia. He has written screenplays for film and television, and has extensive experience in the world of high finance. He has a Masters degree in finance from UNSW. He studied creative writing at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney. He later studied screenwriting at ScreenwritingU (Los Angeles), and at The Story Department (Sydney). He is a member of the Australian Writers Guild. This is his debut novel. After getting increasingly fed up with the inane banalities and rhetoric of political speeches, he decided to write a satirical thriller exposing such practices in a fictional setting, using his knowledge of story structure, dialogue subtext, and page-turning pace which he learnt from screenwriting. From a young age, he had a keen interest in American politics. For this novel, he supplemented his passion with extensive research into the conduct of presidential campaigns in America. The result is a purely fictional story with a deeply authentic ring to it- a story that provokes, educates, and entertains. You can get in touch with the author at vk2@optusnet.com.au- he welcomes interaction with his readers. He can also be contacted via LinkedIN, Facebook, or through the Facebook page of The Frankenstein Candidate, where visitors are welcome to start a discussion thread.
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