The Race – Richard North Patterson

About the book

New York Times bestselling author. "Highly recommended for all public libraries." - Library Journal starred. Can an honest man be President? Corey Grace is a handsome charismatic Republican senator from Ohio. Plunged by an act of terrorism into a fierce presidential primary battle with a party favorite and leader of the Christian right Grace is known for hopping party lines to vote his conscience. But he's haunted by a tragic mistake buried deep in his past and this race is one in which nothing - past or present - is off-limits. Depicting contemporary politics at its most ruthless The Race takes on the most incendiary issues in American culture: racism terrorism religious fundamentalism gay rights and the rise of media monopolies. It's a race in which Grace will have to decide just who and what he is willing to sacrifice.