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Random House Inc. 03/01/1996. 344 pgs. It is the very near future in the United States. Attorney General Melvin Hutchinson, America's most powerful black politician, builds his basis of support with law-abiding citizens by implementing a war against the "parasites." Executions are televised and emceed by a Hollywood action film star. But in the midst of all this social and political chaos, Hutchinson discovers a conspiracy in the administration of the president he serves, and this opens even his cynical eyes to see how polarized and coarsened the nation has become. Originally published at $24.00 You save 94% off the cover price!

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