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First Daughter by Eric Van Lustbader – Reviews
First Daughter by Eric Van Lustbader
Parallels between 24 and the movie of Along Came A Spider aside, First Daughter is an exhilarating political thriller that cannot be put down until it has been read cover to cover. Not only will the pages be turned as quickly as the plot thickens, but perhaps even some sympathy for the first daughter may be aroused.
No TagLustbader does a fine job depicting the search for Alli and reconstructing Jack’s past, but the confusing political message will leave many readers wondering what the book was really about.
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