Big If
by Costello, Mark
The Secret Service agents guarding the vice president steel their nerves to a multitude of dangers every day. When he runs for the top spot on the Democratic ticket, however, their personal lives may just be the biggest obstacle to keeping him safe. Wry, muscular Vi Asplund is the daughter of an atheist insurance adjuster who took the young Vi and her brother, Jens, to the grisly accident scenes he covered. This tolerance for the macabre follows Vi into her career as an agent, and into Jens's development as the software designer for a gorey video game. Chief-of-detail Gretchen Williams fights to keep the team in order, while Agent Tashmo, a veteran presidential guard, reflects on the glory days of the Reagan administration. As the primary approaches, these intense men and women balance their own lives with that of the vice president. An astounding novel of survival and absurdity, Big If casts a sharp eye on America today.
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Atlantic Books. Good. 142 x 216mm. Paperback. 2004. 315 pages. Cover worn.<br>Meet Vi Asplund, a young Secret Service agent mourning her dead father. Meet her brother, Jens, who is p oised to make a fortune on Big If, a nihilistic computer game aim ed at teenagers. View American society as Vi sees it in those aro und her. .… Read more about this item Item Price
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