The Whisper of the Axe Author:Richard Condon She was beautiful. She was brilliant. A dazzling lawyer. A glamorous socialite. A gifted and subtle sensualist. She had connections in Washington, in the hidden government, in the underground, and in Red China. — And she was the mastermind behind an ingenious terror-plot to annihilate sixty million Americans and destroy the USA. — Richard Condon p... more »resents his scenario for the second and final American Revolution. Led by a brilliant black criminal lawyer named Agatha Teel, the revolutionaries plan a mission to save society by punishing it--starting with the destruction of three cities. In China, hand-picked leaders undergo intensive training in urban warfare and secret personnel and weaponry are spread throughout the U.S.--the entire vast operation funded through the heroin trade. Could it happen here? Condon colors doomsday vividly and believably.« less
Over the top crazy conspiracy, crazy sex, crazy people, nobody does this kind of stuff with such high minded pulp as Richard Condon, Winter Kills, Manchurian Candidate and Prizzi's Honor. A comparatively lesser work but no less a lavish romp.