Bibliograph

Ex officio, a novel, Donald E. Westlake

Type

Label

Ex officio, a novel, Donald E. Westlake

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

Ex officio

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

851174550

Responsibility statement

Donald E. Westlake

Sub title

a novel

Summary

An ailing ex-president attempts to return to the world stage. Few retirements are tougher than that of a former president. For more than a decade, the once-powerful Bradford Lockridge, whose presidency was cut short after one term, has slipped further and further into obscurity. At his lowest point, he flies to California to attend the opening of a supermarket, just for a chance to get some sunshine. After the ceremony ends, Lockridge faints, waking up after a few minutes, confused and stuttering. The ex-president is beginning to die.Before he goes, he wants one last chance to change the world. An arms race is developing with Communist China, and Lockridge had more success than any other president in dealing with the Reds. The world has passed him by, but this ex-president still wants to save it even if it means risking his own life

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