Kind of the Hill Author:Thomas J. Fleming King of the Hill eavesdrops on backroom statecraft and bedroom indiscretions as it probes the heart of a large American city. — King of the Hill is a story of the professionals: the men and women who have made politics their life. It is a story of the insiders who crave power and fight for it with every weapon at their command -- money, love, a... more »mbition, fath...and sometimes even murder.« less