by Josh Dawsey
First published 2025
Donald Trump stands at the center of a political storm that will carry him back to the presidency in 2025. Around him, Democratic leaders watch their carefully built coalition crumble as voter loyalties shift in unexpected directions. Strategic errors compound into devastating losses while Trump seizes every opening his opponents create. The story moves through backroom negotiations, pivotal campaign moments, and the personal costs extracted from those who chase power. Dawsey places readers inside the machinery of American politics as it strains under competing pressures. Individual decisions cascade through the system, bending democratic institutions and reshaping the nation's trajectory. The narrative reveals how fragile political dominance proves to be and what politicians sacrifice in their pursuit of victory.
Genres: american, political-science, 21st-century, political-thriller, american-history
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, power-struggle
Setting: United States
Period: 2025
416 pages · Hardcover · Hutchinson Heinemann