Two Cities
- ISBN-10
- 168114364X
- ISBN-13
- 9781681143644
- Series
- Two Cities
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-11
- Author
- William J. Palmer
Description
A bi-coastal political eco-thriller, it is set in Washington D.C. and Los Angeles in the near present. Played out against the backdrop of a dysfunctional government and the lobbying power of Big Oil, two brothers, one a Washington political activist, the other a Los Angeles celebrity lawyer, fall under the spell of a charismatic eco-rock singer and activist who is organizing the biggest protest march in history. When that march careens out of control and into tragedy, the brothers must deal with a kidnapping, a daring rescue attempt, and an inspired act of brotherly heroism right out of the Dickensian precursor that this novel channels.About William J. Palmer's Fiction:¿Atmospheric and cunningly plotted.¿ ¿Booklist¿Read this one in front of a roaring fire, sipping sherry while the sinister fog fills the streets.¿ ¿Kansas City Star¿Bravo, William Palmer, on a superb performance.¿ ¿St. Louis Post Dispatch¿Amazingly entertaining, suspenseful reading.¿ ¿Booklist¿The novel, with elegant literary flair, provides a satisfying blend of scholarship and imagination.¿ ¿Chicago Sun-Times¿Palmer has written the most delightful wish-fulfillment story... the joie of the storyteller makes it all entertaining.¿ ¿Library Thing ****
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