The Betrayal: A Novel

A U.S. government official discovers she has become a pawn in an international high-stakes plot involving illegal weapons trading, kidnapping, and assassination.

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Read by Judith Ivey

Political corruption, multibillion-dollar weapons dealing, kidnapping, and assassination combine in this authentic, brilliantly conceived international thriller by the author of The Deal.

She worked for one of the most powerful men in government--and she trusted him completely. That was her mistake.

Praised as "a worthy rival of Scott Turow and John Grisham" (Chicago Tribune), Sabin Willett made a powerful debut with his legal thriller, The Deal. Now he's made the leap from the courthouse to the White House in an even more accomplished international thriller involving political corruption, multibillion-dollar deal making, kidnapping, and assassination. At the center of this fast-paced novel is a fascinating heroine: Louisa Shidler, a thirty-seven-year-old U.S. ambassador, mother, and convicted traitor. Betrayed by her husband, her government, and her powerful boss and mentor, she