Author

Publication

1997 - Harcourt Brace & Co., New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

91,750 words, Guess

Page Count

367 pages

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL1004348M
  • ISBN-100151002649
  • OCLC Control Number35741309
  • Library of Congress Control Number96044062
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  • LibraryThing455957

Classifications

  • DDC813/.54
  • LCCPS3562.O673 S8 1997

Description

Assistant District Attorney Lisa Savitch has a problem. She's been assigned to nail the Sunday Macaroni Club - four remnants of the old political machine led by Augie Sangiamino, former U.S. Senator, convicted felon, and now a "political consultant." These guys aren't even worth a staple, much less a nail. As for Augie, it's like he says at grace on Sunday: "We thank you, Lord, for this wonderful macaroni dinner. But we could use a little help, to tell you the truth, in this campaign." His two candidates are way behind in the polls, and without a miracle, divine or otherwise, there doesn't seem to be any way to reverse the trend. Miracles, of course, cost money. Whitney Pritchard III also has a problem - his oil company is belching clouds of yellow smoke, and paying all those fines hasn't done him much good. What he needs are some friends in high, or even not so high, places. Then there's Mike Muldoon, the ex-FBI agent who nailed Augie once and would be happy to do it again. He doesn't really have a problem - unless you count the fact that he can't stop thinking about Lisa Savitch. It's a city where macaroni isn't necessarily macaroni, bottom-feeders can rise to the top, and has-beens don't always know they've been had - Philadelphia's own glorious carnival of greed, ambition, and self-preservation.

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  • The Sunday Macaroni ClubHarcourt Brace & Co.1997-01-01
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