Empty Treasures (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781590060254)

The corruptive power of money and ambition in American politics begins in Venice where a Washington woman reporter trying to repair a bad marriage suddenly spots a professional jeweler, a key figure in the world of Washington's powerful social and political elite. When she returns to Washington she is shocked to discover that the jeweler has not returned and has, in effect, disappeared. This piques her curiosity and what she uncovers goes to the heart of political corruption on a grand scale; deals with diamonds smuggled into the country to finance a Presidential political campaign and how money and politics impacts on family, children, friends and lovers. This tantalizing and complex thriller deals with the dark side of ambition and the lengths people will go in an effort to attain political power.

Author: Warren Adler
ISBN-10: 1590060253
ISBN-13: 9781590060254
Publisher: Stonehouse Press
Language: English
Published: 12/08/2010
Pages: 424
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.18lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.94d