Good luck with the new book, Ranger!
Murder on a baseball field catapults main character Congressman Richard Thompson into the spotlight on the issue of steroids and professional sports. Thompson takes on the ‘ole boy club in this fast paced mystery of professional sports and political intrigue. As he presses the United States Congress for new standards on the abuse of steroids, someone wants him quieted. The only question is who.
Rick Robinson has thirty years experience in politics and law, including a stint on Capitol Hill as Legislative Director/Chief Counsel to then-Congressman Jim Bunning (R-KY). He draws on his Washington D.C. experiences to develop fascinating characters who involve the reader and you will think you are reading today’s headlines.
Sniper Bid, Rick Robinson's second novel of political intrigue, does far more than establish Robinson's place as a first rate writer in the genre; it secures his main character, Freshman Congressman from Kentucky, Richard Thompson, a place in the hearts and minds of the reader and leaves us wanting to see him elected again and again.
As a die-hard Democrat and a luke warm sports fan, I was riveted to the page as Robinson's Republican Congressman unravels the demons behind steroid use, faces off the political consequences of taking a stand, and blunders through the balancing act of maintaining a public/private family life.
Robinson gives us an insider's look into the hallways of Congress, the backrooms of the sports arenas and the inner sanctum of a family under political and public scrutiny. Long before the crime is solved, we're casting our vote and knowing this is the guy we want representing our interests.
Sniper Bid, Rick Robinson's outstanding sequel to The Maximum Contribution, leaves me waiting for the next one. Warren Zevon would have loved this book,” writes Crystal Zevon, author of I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: the dirty life and times of Warren Zevon.
“Its a given that political junkies will love this book," says Patrick Crowley, political writer and columnist.
Actress Robin Arcuri writes that the book is a "must read for anyone who is passionate over the preservation of ethics, integrity and honor within sports, politics and life."
Syndicated columnist, Don McNay, calls Sniper Bid a “fun and easy to read a ‘must have’ which takes us through an insider's view of Washington, baseball, pop culture and Kentucky politics."
Robinson's first novel, The Maximum Contribution, was named Finalist in Best Political Fiction in the 2008 Next Generation Indie Book Awards and earned an Honorable Mention in the 2008 Hollywood Book Festival for Best General Fiction. He has been active in all level of politics, from advising candidates on the national level to walking door-to-door in city council races. Rick ran for the United States Congress in 1988. He is currently the political reporter/columnist for http://www.onenewengland.com/.
Sniper Bid is available at your favorite bookstore and online at http://www.amazon.com/, http://www.richardthompsonforcongress.com/, http://www.publisherpage.com/.
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