The Seersucker Whipsaw

Election campaign fixer Clint Shartelle is hired by African chief Akomolo to ensure the chief's win in a three-way race in former British colony Albertia's first democratic election. Just how Shartelle and speechwriter Peter Upshaw can adapt their American-style electioneering to a small, unsuspecting African country--especially with its lack of television and radio--is the premise of the novel. R.C. Bray's clever, controlled narration propels the listener to the unexpected ending. Bray's delivery of the variety of voices--from Shartelle's Southern drawl to the natives' African accents--gives just the right touch of humor to this story of gamesmanship. F.T. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine