The Librarian

From the Edgar award-winning author of 'Wag The Dog' comes this wildly inventive, hilarious political-thriller about right-wing conspiracy and unspeakable dirty tricks in the final weeks of an American presidential election campaign in an atmosphere reminiscent of recent history.

How did mild-mannered librarian David Goldberg end up hunted by US Homeland Security and on the State of Virginia's Ten Most Wanted list for bestiality? And how did he get involved in a vast right-wing conspiracy to steal the presidency?

It all begins so innocently when Goldberg starts moonlighting as an archivist for an ageing, eccentric, conservative billionaire whose final wish is to create a memorial library about himself. But Goldberg's appointment exposes him to the secret machinations of a cabal of ruthless right-wingers with very close ties to the White House who are determined to secure the re-election of the dim-witted Republican president at any cost.

Without warning, the librarian is plunged into a dark and frenetic, paranoid world in which knowledge is a dangerous thing, and the most dangerous man is the fellow indexing the archives.

As the election heads into its final stretch, the hunt is on to remove Goldberg from his position, by any means necessary and the mild-mannered librarian finds himself cast as an unlikely hero.

In the tradition of Carl Hiaasen and Elmore Leonard, 'The Librarian' is an ingenious satire of political paranoia and a fast paced, scary and hilarious thriller that goes deep into the black heart of election-year politics.