Balance of power / Richard North Patterson.
While preparing for his wedding to Lara Costello, a beautiful journalist, Kerry has been helping her sister, Joan, escape from her abusive husband, John. Just after Kerry and Lara's wedding, John shoots and kills Joan, her young daughter Marie, and Joan and Lara's mother, Inez. Kerry and Lara, along with the nation, are stunned by the tragedy, and Kerry decides that something must be done about the gun industry. His opponent is the Sons of the Second Amendment (SSA), a powerful gun lobby that wields an incredible amount of influence over the Republican Party. The war is waged on two fronts: Lara's sister, Mary, sues a gun company and the SSA, while Kerry must fight a bill the SSA is trying to push through the Senate and the House immunizing gun companies from lawsuits such as Mary's.
Record details
- ISBN: 0345450175
- ISBN: 9780345450173
- Physical Description: xii, 611 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, 2003.
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| Subject: | Firearms industry and trade > Fiction. Firearms > Law and legislation > Fiction. Gun control > Fiction. Presidents' spouses > Fiction. Presidents > Fiction. Washington (D.C.) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Legal fiction (Literature) Political fiction. Thrillers (Fiction) |
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- 53 of 53 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 53 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland County Main Library | F PATTERSON (Text) | 22281500053411 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
