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Shining City

A Novel

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Shining City

By: Tom Rosenstiel
Narrated by: David Colacci
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Peter Rena is a “fixer.” He and his partner, Randi Brooks, earn their living making the problems of the powerful disappear. They get their biggest job yet when the White House hires them to vet the president’s nominee for the Supreme Court. Judge Roland Madison is a legal giant, but he’s a political maverick, with views that might make the already tricky confirmation process even more difficult. Rena and his team go full-bore to cover every inch of the judge’s past, while the competing factions of Washington D.C. mobilize with frightening intensity: ambitious senators, garrulous journalists, and wily power players on both sides of the aisle.

All of that becomes background when a string of seemingly random killings overlaps with Rena’s investigation, with Judge Madison a possible target. Racing against the clock to keep his nominee safe, the President satisfied, and the political wolves at bay, Rena learns just how dangerous Washington’s obsession with power—how to get it and how to keep it—can be.

Written with razor-sharp political insight and heart-pounding action, Shining City is a hugely impressive debut that announces a major new talent.

 Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Political Thriller Suspense Crime Thrillers Crime Espionage Fiction Heartfelt
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I'm not giving this a big thumbs up, although it was suspenseful and entertaining. The narrator definitely was a disappointment. Awful with female voices, a bit slow in the reading.

Just ok

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Excellently written, suspenseful wit lots of inside Washington insights. Holds your attention and thought provoking. Best of all -a good read.

A suspenseful and intriguing thriller

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Well written, highly visual language makes this book ideal for audio. It’s effortless to picture the characters and scenes and easy to follow action scenes. I enjoy political dramas; this was a very good example!

A fast paced thriller about a Supreme Court nominee

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a very appropriate books for the time felt like I was reading the headlines good

a good story

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Where does Shining City rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

One of the very best.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Raina and Brooks were believable.

What does David Colacci bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

His narrative was just right.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Not really

Any additional comments?

Highly recommend it for its timely topic.

A great read!

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