First published 1986
Political consultant Sarah Chen arrives in Minneapolis just as the city erupts over plans for a new domed stadium. The proposed $55 million Hubert Humphrey Metrodome has split the community into warring factions. Business leaders promise economic revival while taxpayer groups cry foul over public funding. Sarah watches coalitions form and crumble as the debate stretches across ten brutal years. Stadium supporters shift their arguments from job creation to civic pride to keeping the Twins and Vikings from leaving town. Opposition groups splinter over competing visions of how the city should spend its money. Sarah navigates the chaos of public hearings, backroom deals, and media campaigns where today's allies become tomorrow's enemies. She discovers that serving the public interest means different things to different people. The stadium fight reveals how American politics actually operates beneath its polished surface.
Genres: american-fiction, contemporary, urban, political-thriller
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Minneapolis, Hubert Humphrey Metrodome
Period: 20th-century
174 pages · Paperback · Waveland Pr Inc