{"product_id":"damage-control-michael-bowen-9781464206078","title":"Damage Control","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Bowen writes with knowledge and wit, tongue in cheek or rudely protruding. His cat-and-mouse corporate thriller zips merrily to a high-speed conclusion.\"--\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen shadowy gray market hustler and aspiring crony capitalist Jerzy Schroeder is murdered while Josie Kendall is hitting him up for a million dollars to help cash in on alternative energy funding, the police suspect her of adultery and her husband, Rafe, of homicide. Josie, who works for Majority Values Coalition, an \"activist fundraising organization,\" is a new but passionate D.C. player. Suave Rafe, long a Washington insider, also a long widower, is passionate about Josie. He's on a new track as a literary agent and supporting Josie's how-Washington-works learning curve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Josie and Rafe, this isn't a murder investigation but a political damage control problem. They attack the issue with an array of finely tuned skills: strategic leaks, manipulation of the media, judicious use of inside information, and a flexible attitude toward the truth--plus the assistance of Josie's Uncle Darius, a veteran spin doctor with surprising connections, who--luckily--is out on parole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey'll need a full arsenal, since, as one capital insider points out, \"A damage control strategy that hasn't succeeded within thirty days has failed.\" Along the way, Josie, juggling plot lines, will have to decide whether there are ethical lines that even she won't cross.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA proposal from Schroeder's ex-wife, Ann DeHoin, known as \"The Gray Lady,\" thanks to her wardrobe, shows Josie that she was (and probably still is) being gamed. To what end?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe priority here is to figure out what the game is before the body count rises, while staying on mission at MVC, which gets money from people committed to a cause, spends part of it promoting that cause through channels like running ads, and keeps the rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this contemporary \u003cem\u003eHouse of Cards\u003c\/em\u003e scenario, determining who actually murdered Schroeder is a low-priority problem but Josie manages to do that as well. It's all in a day's (well, thirty days') work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Bowen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1464206074\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781464206078\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Poisoned Pen Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2016 pg. 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/06\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2016 pg. 48","brand":"Michael Bowen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48518560022783,"sku":"9781464206078","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b5694dd5-0758-4da7-beaf-96eb009abb92.jpg?v=1778734814","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/damage-control-michael-bowen-9781464206078","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}