The Coyotes of Carthage by Steven Wright

Shocking, funny, and deeply cynical, this is the perfect political thriller to close out a truly terrible year.' - CrimeReads 'An archly comic and ultimately chilling political novel on the effects of the dark money. Compelling.' - Salon 'Like Ozark meets Miller's Crossing. propulsive, engaging novel.' - Washington Post ' darkly funny and bleakly honest debut novel about how elections are bought. And does so with a ticktock pace and knockout prose. Those who pick up the book get a view of how the sausage of today's politics gets made. 'The Coyotes of Carthage' is a political novel in all the best ways.' - USA Today 'Riveting. Wright is also an exceedingly adept satirist, and his ability to lift the curtain on the manipulation of data, criminal justice, and the sociological behavior of voters is nothing short of fascinating. With this splendid debut, Steven Wright announces his arrival as a major new voice in the world of political thrillers. A piercing portrait of our fragile democracy and one man's unraveling, The Coyotes of Carthage paints a disturbingly real portrait of the American experiment in action. As lines are crossed and lives ruined, Dre's increasingly cutthroat campaign threatens the very soul of Carthage County and perhaps the last remnants of his own humanity. Under Dre's cynical direction, a land grab is disguised as a righteous fight for faith and liberty. So he hires a blue-collar couple, Tyler Lee and his pious wife, Chalene, to act as the initiative's public face. Dre, an African-American outsider, can't be the one to collect the signatures needed to get on the ballot. Fitz's well-meaning yet naïve grandson Brendan as his team. Dre arrives in God-fearing, flag-waving Carthage County, with only Mrs. The goal: to manipulate the locals into voting to sell their pristine public land to the highest bidder. She exiles him to the backwoods of South Carolina with $250,000 of dark money to introduce a ballot initiative on behalf of a mining company. Fitz, who plucked him from juvenile incarceration and mentored his career. Despite being a successful political consultant, his aggressive tactics have put him on thin ice with his boss, Mrs. I enjoyed it immensely.' -John Grisham A blistering and thrilling debut-a biting exploration of American politics, set in a small South Carolina town, about a political operative running a dark money campaign for his corporate clients Dre Ross has one more shot. GAINES AWARD FOR LITERARY EXCELLENCE 'With this splendid debut, Steven Wright announces his arrival as a major new voice in the world of political thrillers.

The Coyotes of Carthage by Steven Wright