Absolute Power (novel)

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Absolute Power  
Author(s) David Baldacci
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Crime novel
Publisher Warner Books
Publication date November 1, 1996
Media type Print (Hardback and Paperback)
Pages 505 pp (first edition, hardback)
ISBN ISBN 0-446-60358-9 (first edition, hardback)
OCLC Number 35813980

Absolute Power is a 1996 book by David Baldacci, which was made into a 1997 film starring Clint Eastwood.

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An experienced burglar, Luther Whitney, breaks into a billionaire's house with the intent of robbing it. While there, he witnesses the President of the United States and the billionaire's wife having sex; however, their lovemaking turns violent and Secret Service agents burst in and kill the woman. Whitney escapes, but not before the Secret Service learns of his presence; they blame the wife's murder on Whitney. Whitney goes on the run from the President's agents while a detective tries to piece together the crime.

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