First Victim

by Douglas MacKinnon

As wife of the President-elect of the United States, Sabrina Ryan suddenly finds herself facing explosive situations in which corruption, lust, greed and violence are simply part of every day... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871318245
• ISBN13: 9780871318244
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: M. Evans and Company
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Washington Secrets

As the title foretells, the stunning premise of this book is that the President of the United States is a vicious wife beater ( confirmed for the reader on page 6 !). WE know but the other characters don't, so the real revelation of this Washington insider novel is how a secret about a political leader finds its way to a place on so many Washington agendas. In the film Three Days of the Condor, Robert Redford's character reads current novels, for the CIA, to discover the truth they reveal. In First Victim, Doug McKinnon writes in the up front style of his columns about Washington at the highest levels of government. The truth he reveals is sometimes brutal and lot's of folks are probably uncomfortable seeing it in print, but for those of us who would never imagine ... it's fascinating. First Victim would have been on Condor's reading list.

I like to read from someone who knows how are things

I like it very much. Mr. Mckinnon has a writing style that get one's attention from the beginning.

A Fine First Novel

We often think of our politicians as unapproachable, as different than us; They're not, but we don't know how to express it. This author does, and does well. Doug MacKinnon's bio (having moved among them as a Presidential speechwriter) gives this book credibility: What would happen if the President was a wife-beater? The dialog was tight, the plot fast-paced and the characters sympathetic, a portrait of people moving in a world of power facing choices just like our own.

First Victim is First Rate.

As someone who has worked in the Machiavellian world of Washington politics, I found First Victim to be a very real and compelling view of the passions and intrigue that drive those in the halls of power. From the vivid settings to the crackling dialouge, every page of First Victim bursts with clarity, honesty, and emotion. Aside from creating a story that is a heck of a page turner, Mackinnon has stripped naked the incestuous Washington culture of quid pro quo. From the front page of the Washington Post to the floor of the House, we all know that what we see is not what we get. Mackinnon tells all with a balanced sensibility, creating a realistic cast of characters from the acrid selfservers to those who cling to their ideals in the face of cynical onslaught. Mackinnon's is the first book I've read about behind the scenes Washington where at the end of every chapter (after catching my breath) I could lean back and say to myself, "God, did he get it right." Get this one, it's a heck of a ride and you'll come away with a the kind of education you didn't get in Political Science 101. David Tiffany