Monday, February 05, 2007
The Lasko Tangent: First Post
Author: Richard North Patterson
Book: The Lasko Tangent
Date: 1979
Note: Patterson’s first novel
Series: ?
Genre: Legal Thriller
Set: Washington DC, Boston
Started: 2/05/07
Currently on page: 91
Time spent reading: 1 hour 33 minutes
Interesting book about a USA government lawyer assigned a politically tinged case about Lasko Devices (and specifically about William Lasko, who is connected to the current USA President (unnamed, Jimmy Carter USA President at time, but no indication yet if USA President in book is supposed to be Carter).
Paget’s (main character) boss received a tip that there might be something funny going on with Lasko Devices stock. Paget’s boss (something like McGuire; Paget’s boss is actually Finder, who is under McGwire; Finder is depicted as a placeholder hoping to keep out of trouble, McGuire wants to become Commissioner McGuire) assigns Paget. Has to keep Chairman Woods and the Commissioners in the loop. Must keep Mary C . . . up to date (works for Chairman Woods).
Christopher Paget - 29, apparently of rich background; now cynical after three years working for Government. Reporter for two years between college and law school. Has a friend who is a reporter from his reporting days.
McGuire - from a poor background.
Mary C - “Indian cheekbones” “Aztec fierceness lingering on her face”
Lehman - Controller at Lasko Devices - panic when sees subpoena, wants to “come clean”; Paget goes to Boston to meet Lehman. They talk at the Ritz. Lehman has something “big” in a “memo” but doesn’t want to talk about it there. Meet later that night after dinner. Paget and Gruber (Paget’s colleague of the opposite side (defensive attorney for people/companies Paget’s agency goes after) watch as Lehman is run over by a Caddy why Lehman trying to cross the street from the Ritz to Boston Common. Dead at scene.
Book: The Lasko Tangent
Date: 1979
Note: Patterson’s first novel
Series: ?
Genre: Legal Thriller
Set: Washington DC, Boston
Started: 2/05/07
Currently on page: 91
Time spent reading: 1 hour 33 minutes
Interesting book about a USA government lawyer assigned a politically tinged case about Lasko Devices (and specifically about William Lasko, who is connected to the current USA President (unnamed, Jimmy Carter USA President at time, but no indication yet if USA President in book is supposed to be Carter).
Paget’s (main character) boss received a tip that there might be something funny going on with Lasko Devices stock. Paget’s boss (something like McGuire; Paget’s boss is actually Finder, who is under McGwire; Finder is depicted as a placeholder hoping to keep out of trouble, McGuire wants to become Commissioner McGuire) assigns Paget. Has to keep Chairman Woods and the Commissioners in the loop. Must keep Mary C . . . up to date (works for Chairman Woods).
Christopher Paget - 29, apparently of rich background; now cynical after three years working for Government. Reporter for two years between college and law school. Has a friend who is a reporter from his reporting days.
McGuire - from a poor background.
Mary C - “Indian cheekbones” “Aztec fierceness lingering on her face”
Lehman - Controller at Lasko Devices - panic when sees subpoena, wants to “come clean”; Paget goes to Boston to meet Lehman. They talk at the Ritz. Lehman has something “big” in a “memo” but doesn’t want to talk about it there. Meet later that night after dinner. Paget and Gruber (Paget’s colleague of the opposite side (defensive attorney for people/companies Paget’s agency goes after) watch as Lehman is run over by a Caddy why Lehman trying to cross the street from the Ritz to Boston Common. Dead at scene.
