The Washington Lawyer

January 26, 2015
Topol (The Argentine Triangle) successfully portrays the panicked terrors of that Washington staple, the public figure trying to escape a scandal by lying his way out of trouble. Sen. Wesley Jasper has slipped off to the island of Anguilla for some âmind-blowing sexâ with his beautiful mistress, Vanessa Boyd, who announces that he had better marry her or sheâll go to the Washington Post with a CD sheâs recorded of him having a meeting with a Chinese secret agent. Wesley retaliates by drowning Vanessa. To cover up the crime, he enlists the help of his friend, Washington power lawyer Andrew Martin, who loaned Wesley his beach house for the tryst. Martin, whoâs in line for a seat on the Supreme Court, knows that if this gets out heâll be pulled from consideration, so he calls friends on the island for assistance. Meanwhile, Vanessaâs plucky twin sister, Allison, has decided that the cover story of accidental death is a lie and throws herself into an investigation to find her sisterâs killer. The story follows familiar patterns, but Topol ties up all the loose ends, and all the principals, except poor Vanessa, get whatâs coming to them. Agent: Pam Ahearn, Ahearn Agency.