Jack Abbott is a Washington spin doctor who longs to make the big time: the White House. Once there, he'll do almost anything to hold onto his job. Will the country re-elect his boss, President Dexter, a beloved widower with a secret, because of Jack’s skillful deception? Will Jack’s conscience finally surface and spur him to make amends? Or is it too late?Spin Doctor has a Washington theme, a realistic story and a soul. And unlike many Washington novels, Spin Doctor is not a memoir or polemic, not a message book or a thriller. Politically neutral, it goes to deeper truths: the conflict we all have between ambition and conscience. Spin Doctor is Washington from the inside, with humor and authenticity."Lewis’ writing is engaging and offers an honest glimpse of life inside Washington’s political pressure cooker. Jack toes the line of failure and success throughout the story, a tension that keeps the reader guessing at how much longer Jack can deal with the stress. The pettiness and competitiveness of Jack’s coworkers are especially compelling, portraying insight into a cadre of ambitious manipulators eager to capture Dexter’s attention through morally ambiguous means."--Kirkus Indie Reviews
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