Our Man in Washington

by Hoopes, Roy

• ISBN13: 9780812575620
• ISBN10: 0812575628
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-14
• Publisher: Forge Books

Summary

This fictional detective tale features actual historical figures H.L. Mencken and James M. Cain as Baltimore journalists investigating the deaths and sex scandals in 1923 Harding-administration Washington, D.C., prior to the Teapot Dome scandal. In the tradition of Holmes and Watson, they expose the roots of the malaise in the nation's capital.

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"A total delight to anyone who is a fan of Cain, Mencken, politics or the never-ending saga of human folly."-The Washington Post

". . .it's hard to shake the feeling that you've had a peek at real history: Is this all merely well-told fiction, or did Cain learn facts from Mencken that in turn were shared with Hoopes?"-John W. Dean, author of Blind Ambition

"The biggest challenge the reader faces in Our Man is believing that the incredible plot is based so heavily on fact-while also remembering that this is not a contemporary novel. Consider the key plot elements: suicides suspected by many to be murder, oil money payoffs, corrupt politicians, sex in the White House coat closet, illegitimate offspring, jobs swapped for campaign money. Fortunately, the inclusion of a lively subplot involving the Hope Diamond helps the reader stay firmly in the right decade."--The Washington Post