I was at a bookstore recently and, while I was browsing, I figured I'd take a look at their mystery section. Two of the bylines I noticed were two-time Georgia Governor nominee Stacey Abrams and former FBI director James Comey.
This has made me wonder. When did it first happen that a political thriller was written by an actual politician? From the 80s I remember Double Man, by Senators Gary Hart and William S. Cohen, making it at least technically bipartisan. And while I read it, I couldn't really tell you what it's about without looking it up.
Most politicians can't really stop running, stop stumping, even when there are no more offices for them to seek. That's a fatal flaw with this kind of book. But they do likely keep a certain number of ghostwriters employed.
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I'm not sure about the word byline in this context. Had they written blurbs for mystery books? Maybe the two of them are considering a career in mystery fiction. Stacey might need to consider how she's going to support herself after her third loss in a gubernatorial race. Comey on the other hand might need something to occupy his time when he's in the penitentiary.
As you've mentioned it doesn't sound like a good book. For politicians to be successful as writers of political thrillers might mean paying more attention to what goes on in Congress - or the Senate. How is it they're all millionaires?
Attention seekers, the lot of them.
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