It is the most entertaining and panoramic novel about American politics since Advise and Consent, more than a half century ago. (Reagan s would-be assassin), and even Bette Davis, with whom the president had long ago appeared onscreen. Finale is the book that Thomas Mallon's work has been building toward for years. Along with Soviet dissidents, illegal-arms traders, and antinuclear activists, the novel s memorable characters include Margaret Thatcher, Jimmy Carter, Pamela Harriman, John W.

It is the most entertaining and panoramic novel about American politics since Advise and Consent, more than a half century ago.From the Hardcover edition.

Finale captures the crusading ideologies, blunders, and glamour of the still-hotly-debated Reagan years, taking readers to the political gridiron of Washington, the wealthiest enclaves of Southern California, and the volcanic landscape of Iceland, where the president engages in two almost apocalyptic days of negotiation with Mikhail Gorbachev. Finale is the book that Thomas Mallon's work has been building toward for years. Finale is the book that Thomas Mallon’s work has been building toward for years.

Adding to a fiction chronicle that has already spanned American history from the Lincoln assassination to the Watergate scandal, Thomas Mallon now brings to life the tumultuous administration of the most consequential and enigmatic president in modern times. He frequently contributes to The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, and The Atlantic.

Finale by Thomas Mallon