Truth Like the Sun [B0791]

2013 PB in excellent condition. A classic and hugely entertaining political novel (set in our own Pacific NW), the cat-and-mouse story of urban intrigue in Seattle both in 1962, when Seattle hosted the World's Fair, and in 2001, after its transformation in the Microsoft gold rush. Larger than life, Roger Morgan was the mastermind behind the fair that made the city famous and is still a backstage power forty years later, when at the age of seventy he runs for mayor in hopes of restoring all of Seattle's former glory. Helen Gulanos, a reporter every bit as eager to make her mark, sees her assignment to investigate the events of 1962 become front-page news with Morgan's candidacy, and resolves to find out who he really is and where his power comes from: in 1962, a brash and excitable young promoter, greeting everyone from Elvis Presley to Lyndon Johnson, smooth-talking himself out of difficult situations, dipping in and out of secret card games; now, a beloved public figure with, it turns out, still-plentiful secrets. Wonderfully interwoven into this tale of the city of dreams are backroom deals, idealism and pragmatism, the best and worst ambitions, and all the aspirations that shape our communities and our lives.

From recent (mixed) GoodReads/Amazon reviews: "Enjoyed the setting, the history, intriguing plot line that kept you reading and wanting to get to the end to see how it would all culminate. Characters could have had a smidge more depth and complexity. If you enjoy Seattle this should definitely be on your list."; "A fun read about the Seattle Worlds fair. I kept looking up pieces of info to see if fact or fiction. Like I did not remember that an opening day fly over jet crashing into houses."; "Though the story is a work of fiction, through the novel the city of Seattle became alive in a marvelous way."; "Jim Lynch's writing is excellent, fun to read, and I'm looking forward to re-experiencing the Seattle Center monuments with this new perspective in mind."