{"product_id":"9780307271228","title":"The Rules of the Game","description":"From Leonard Downie Jr., longtime editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post,\u003c\/i\u003e an eye-opening novel of corruption, deception, and intrigue in our nation’s capital.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSarah Page, a rising star at the \u003ci\u003eWashington Capital,\u003c\/i\u003e has been assigned to cover the dark world of politics and money in Washington. But when she begins to investigate an influential lobbyist and his clients, she realizes that little is what it seems. As Sarah digs deeper, one of her sources is murdered and others disappear. She herself is the target of a car bomb, and a late-night caller warns that she is jeopardizing national security. And while she is determined to pursue the story wherever it leads, her own romantic indiscretions leave her vulnerable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSarah is helped by Pat Scully, an evasive, cryptic source in hiding; Kit Morgan, a ubiquitous presence in the national security community whose employer remains a mystery; and Chris Collins, a cooperative congressman whose motives are obscure. When President Susan Cameron—suddenly thrust into the job when her predecessor dies in the White House—is confronted with what Sarah has found, the scheming of her top aides and her own political survival come into conflict with her duty to the country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo one knows more about Washington, its inner workings and secrets than Leonard Downie Jr. And no novel has better captured the tensions among business interests, politicians, and the press, or the morally ambiguous ways in which all three really work. \u003ci\u003eThe Rules of the Game\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting and searing debut.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120603513072,"sku":"9780307271228","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780307271228_p0.jpg?v=1763671605","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780307271228","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}