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The hellfire club

by Jake Tapper · 2018

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After a mysterious fatal car accident kills his predecessor, Congressman Charlie Marder struggles to navigate the dangerous waters of 1950s Washington, D.C., where he finds an underworld of backroom deals, secret societies, and a conspiracy at the highest levels of the government.

Genre
historical mysteryhistorical mysteryMore like thisLess of thisthrillerthrillerMore like thisLess of this
Themes
conspiracyconspiracyMore like thisLess of thisfather sonfather sonMore like thisLess of this
Setting
20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisWashington DCWashington DCMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Subject
politicspoliticsMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 352 pages

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