Political Deal or No Deal?

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Subject: Political Deal or No Deal? The Maximum Contribution is Washington D.C. fiction at its best!

(Terra Alta)—Rick Robinson pens one of the best new novels of the year; The Maximum Contribution, new release from Publisher Page and Headline Books. With plenty of personal experience to draw from, Robinson’s characters are so well developed you might be surprised not to see their names on the ballot in the next election.

“Robinson brings us to the inside world of political wheeling and dealing with a pace that reminds me of John Grisham. It is a novel that political junkies need to own but appeals to the political novice as well. As Robinson noted, quoting Barry Goldwater, "Politics is like sex, you don't have to be good at them to enjoy them." The book is light on sex and drugs but plenty of rock and roll. Buy the book and see if you can put it down before the ending. I couldn't,” said author and syndicated columnist, Don McNay.

Small town Kentucky councilman, Richard Thompson gets hands-on experience into the world of D.C. politics. From heady ideals to sexual blackmail, it makes one wonder—when do they have time to govern? The fine line between fact and fiction quickly blurs and you may think you have picked up today’s headlines instead of one of the best new novels to break onto the political scene.

Thompson has the chance of a lifetime when his political mentor dies in office and he becomes the nominee for a seat in the House. With Washington’s premiere campaign consultants at the helm, Thompson is riding a well-oiled political machine to Election Day success. His victory is in sight when he stumbles upon an issue that places him in the cross-hairs of power-hungry politicians, corrupt lobbyists, gun-running union officials and an on-going FBI sting operation.

Rick Robinson is "a paragon among Capitol Hill staffers and maybe the only person on Earth who both understands the civics book chapter on "How a Bill Becomes a Law" and knows how to get good seats at the Kentucky Derby," writes P.J. O'Rourke, author of Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government.

Robinson has thirty years experience in politics and law, including a stint on Capitol Hill as Legislative Director/Chief Counsel to then-Congressman Jim Bunning (R-KY). He ran for the United States Congress in 1998 and currently practices law in Kentucky.

Look for The Maximum Contribution at your favorite bookstore or online at www.themaximumcontribution.com and/or www.amazon.com.

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