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MURDER IN THE WHITE HOUSE

When the highly moral President of the United States kills his alcoholic wife in a fit of rage in the Lincoln bedroom of the White House on the eve of having to fly to Paris to sign a treaty that is vitally important to the defense of the country, he is so overwhelmed by his guilt that he becomes catatonic. Only three people know fully what has happened: the President’s Chief Assistant, Betsy Trent; Four Star Army General Salier; and Ron Jaluzski, Assistant to the Secretary of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.  Thus begins one of the greatest cover-up operations in the nation’s history. Ron is called upon to create the impossible, the President and his now deceased wife walking together across the White House lawn live in full view of cameras and reporters and getting on Marine One, the Presidential helicopter, in preparation for the first stage of the flight to Paris. With the intense scrutiny, there is no way a double for the President can even be considered; yet, the President’s condition is deteriorating by the minute, the prognosis is poor, and he is unable to move or even respond. If the treaty isn’t signed now, the whole process could fall apart and chaos would reign. Added to the problem is that the Vice-President has spoken out publicly against the treaty and can’t be trusted to sign it without trying to sabotage the peace conference, his ambitions to become the next President fueling his decision-making. The final bad news is what happens if Ron succeeds; how will the debilitated Commander-in-Chief exit Air Force One upon its arrival in Paris and actually sign the document in the presence of world leaders?

          Murder in the White House is a taut, tense action-packed thriller overflowing with mystery and intrigue. As the protagonist tries to navigate through the political jungle and the voracious media to bring about the seemingly impossible, he is so absorbed in the immediate problems he is facing that he loses track of the pending ones. There are surprises and twists leading up to a totally unexpected dynamic conclusion.