Dark Horse

by Doug Richardson

Crusading Texas lawyer Mitchell Dutton is running for the U.S. Congress – and is a virtual shoo-in come November.  But his opponent has different plans.

The opposition nominee, Shakespeare “Shakes” McCann, is an almost total unknown – a dark horse candidate with no past and no principles who has come out of nowhere to challenge Mitch Dutton.  There is no weakness McCann will not exploit, no secret he cannot expose.  He will lie to reporters and newscasters, alter photographs and circulate fraudulent documents.  If all else fails, he will resort to violence.  And no one is safe – not Dutton’s friends, his colleagues, his beautiful, vulnerable wife…not even the leaders of McCann’s own party.  There is nothing the dark horse won’t do to get elected.

Now front-runner Dutton is running scared.  Because Shakespeare McCann would kill to be congressman…

 

REVIEWS FOR DARK HORSE:

“Imagine Stephen King collaborating with Bob Woodward, and the result might be Dark Horse.” – St. Louis Post-Dispatch

 

“A political Dark Horse becomes a front-runner” – Los Angeles Times

 

“Ingeniously plotted…impossible to put down… a pedal-to-the metal political thriller that is sure to make its mark as one of the truly hot books of the genre.” – Steve Martini, author of The List

 

“Terrifying…a riveting tale.” – Booklist

 

“A top-notch political thriller.” – Fort Worth Star-Telegram

 

“Doug Richardson combines an insider’s view of politics with his natural story-telling talents to make Dark Horse an edge-of-the-seat novel that is both realistic and compelling.” – Houston Tribune

 

“Wickedly sleazy…a darkly cynical, over-the-top political slam dunk.” – Kirkus Reviews

 

“Doug Richardson gives us two of the great things a storyteller has to offer: a compelling glimpse into the conflicted human soul and a heroic, two-fisted nail-biter of a thriller…Don’t skip this book.” – Detroit News