First published 2023
Donald Trump sits in exile at Mar-a-Lago, plotting his return to power after his 2020 defeat and the January 6th aftermath. The disgraced former president has grown more extreme and vengeful during his banishment, yet somehow maintains his grip on the Republican Party he reshaped. His interference sabotaged GOP candidates in 2022, adding to electoral losses in 2020 and 2018. Legal cases pile up around him. Still, Trump claws his way back to frontrunner status for the 2024 nomination. The party faces the same choice Reagan posed in 1964: a time for choosing. Trump demands loyalty and retribution from a movement he molded in his image. The wreckage of his influence spreads through Republican ranks as he pursues his comeback. The central question haunts the GOP: after years of Trump's brand of winning, are they finally tired of it?
Genres: american, political-science, contemporary, 21st-century, political-thriller, american-history
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, political-intrigue
Setting: Mar-a-Lago, United States
Period: 2020s
336 pages · Hardcover · Dutton
Content warnings: violence