The Price Of Power

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An admiral is on trial for having defied the President while carrying out the orders of a rebellious Congress; a President is on trial for having failed to act when a crisis threatened his country. Congressional aide Jim Dillon discovered a little- known provision in the U.S. Constitution, and it plunged the federal government into chaos. Now he struggles to gain control over the extraordinary events his actions precipitated, volunteering for the defence team at the court martial of Admiral Ray Billings, who disregarded a presidential order by leading an assault on foreign terrorists. Meanwhile, in the South Pacific, a fanatic plans to exploit the weaknesses of an American government in upheaval by brutally shedding American blood and taking innocent citizens hostage. But nothing will prevent a great nation from doing what is right, no matter what the price, not when the honour and the future of America is at stake.

A graduate of TOPGUN, James W. Huston flew F-14s off of the USS Nimitz with the Jolly Rogers. He served as a naval flight officer and worked in Naval Intelligence before becoming a lawyer and the acclaimed author of five novels. He lives in San Diego, CA.

"Huston has scored another success, doing for military law and constitutional questions what Scott Turow has done with civil and criminal law. And just as successfully."-- "Star Ledger""Reads like a collaboration between Tom Clancy and John Grisham...Huston continues to be a most welcome newcomer to the ranks of thriller-scribblers." -- "Booklist" "Reads like a collaboration between Tom Clancy and John Grisham...Will keep readers turning pages and finishing the story with considerable satisfaction. Huston continues to be a most welcome newcomer to the ranks".Booklist