The Plan
Stephen J. Cannell. Avon Books, $7.99 (464pp) ISBN 978-0-380-72754-4
This first novel from TV writer/producer Cannell concerns a Mafia attempt to put a puppet leader in the White House. (July)
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Reviewed on: 07/01/1996
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