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La contienda

La contienda

Legal ThrillerThriller
Pages
464
Published
2010
Language
Spanish

Synopsis

A presidential candidate's meticulously crafted campaign is threatened by a long-buried secret from his past. As a determined journalist closes in, the candidate must confront the truth of a decades-old incident that could destroy his career and family. This political thriller explores the high stakes of ambition and the cost of hidden truths.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

TenseMysteriousComplex
Mystery BoxBetrayal

Genres

Legal Thriller Thriller Political Thriller

Authors

M
Mar Vidal Aparicio

Meet Mar Vidal Aparicio, author of the memorable novel "Tormenta de nieve y aroma de almendras." Readers enjoy her straightforward storytelling and focus on relatable characters.

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Richard North Patterson

Richard North Patterson (in Berkeley, California) is an American fiction writer and political commentator. He is a 1971 graduate of the Case Western Reserve University’s School of Law, and a recipient of that University’s President’s Award for Distinguished Alumni and its President’s Award for Excellence. He has served as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Ohio; a trial attorney for the Securities & Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C.; and was the SEC’s liaison to the Watergate S...