PRESIDENT'S DAY

For readers of David Baldacci and Brad Meltzer comes a timely political thriller from the bestselling author of Losing Isaiah.

House of Cards meets Wall Street in this twisting, ferocious novel of suspense, where the presidential race has a number of men all clawing to get to the top. Each man has a locked closet of secrets. And one man holds every key.

Julian Mellow has spent his life amassing a fortune out of low-risk / highreward investments. But the one time in his life he got in over his head, he left another man holding the bag, and made an enemy for life, one who has
nothing to lose. Now, Mellow has an even greater ambition-to select the next President of the United States-and to make that man do his bidding, in business and beyond.

It all ties to an African nation where his son died years before, where a brutal dictator still rules supreme, and where a resistance movement lurks in the alleys, waiting for the right time to strike. Margolis spans the globe to weave together a brilliant story of politics at its most venal, where murder is a part of the political process, where anyone's life is up for sale, and where one man-that bad penny of an enemy-could bring the whole kingdom toppling.

As the new President is inaugurated, Seth Margolis has penned a perfect thriller for the voting public, one that asks who really puts the next person in the White House-and at what cost?

Seth Margolis is the author of the highly acclaimed novel Losing Isaiah (Hyperion, 1993), which was a Literary Guild Selection. It also became a Paramount motion picture starring Halle Berry and Jessica Lange. He is
also the author of False Faces (St. Martin's Press, 1991); Vanishing Acts (St. Martin's Press, 1993); Perfect Angel (Avon, 1997); and Closing Costs (St. Martin's Press, 2006). Seth lives with his wife, Carole, in New York
City.


Praise for Seth Margolis:
“A wildly imaginative thriller that fans of Dan Brown and Steve Berry will love.” --Phillip Margolin, New York Times bestselling author of Capitol Murder, on The Semper Sonnet
“A labyrinth of betrayal and danger...This provocative and knuckle-biting thriller will have you on the edge of your seat...Margolis spins an adept thriller that is both intelligent and terrifying. Hold tight to your farthingales: this is a roller-coaster ride of a book!” --C.W. Gortner, internationally bestselling author, on The Semper Sonnet
“Outstandingly well-written, compelling.” --Publishing News, on Losing Isaiah
“Margolis does a deft job.” --Chicago Tribune, on Losing Isaiah
“A story that asks troubling questions and provides no easy answers...Margolis does a skillful job of presenting both sides.” --Seattle Post-Intelligencer, on Losing Isaiah
“Fans of Tom Wolfe and Jonathan Franzen will revel in this zesty tale of penthouse envy and dot-com detumescence set in Manhattan's lofty world of up-and-coming millionaires and down-and-out billionaires.” --Booklist, on Closing Costs
“A bubbling brew of booms and busts that Margolis spices with the bald-faced fakery of sleazy contractors, diabolical domestics, and market-savvy pornographers.” --NY Daily News, on Closing Costs
“Outstandingly well-written, compelling...a vivid portrait of contemporary life.” --Publishing News, on Losing Isaiah