Tom Ardies

Their Man in the White House Tom Ardies

. An obscenely wealthy businessman, who has a strange relationship with his adult daughter, is running for President of the United States and intelligence agencies fear that he may be a Soviet puppet. Sound familiar? No, these aren't the Trumps. But in 1971, author Tom Ardies saw the future in a wild, political spy novel that has now become the perfect thriller for our time.

American spy Charlie Sparrow is assigned to infiltrate tech businessman Davis Berwick Marshall's outsider campaign for President. The candidate's man-hungry, widowed daughter has just returned from overseas and Sparrow bears a striking resemblance to her late husband. Sparrow hopes to leverage that resemblance to get into Lisa's bed...and into the corrupt Marshall campaign. But can Sparrow reveal the truth before a possible Russian spy occupies the Oval Office?

"A compelling thriller, both prescient in its premise and a true product of its time. Inventive, witty, and eminently readable." Mystery Scene Magazine

"This is a sharp novel, lean and cynical, witty and punchy. It's slightly surreal, the world of the rich and even richer is strange, the characters are oddball but that just highlights the scary premise behind the novel. A spy story of extraordinary prescience." NB Magazine UK

"Innovative, deft and entertaining. " Chicago Tribune

"A funny, but aptly brutal, 20th century novel." Edmonton Journal

"The theme is interesting, the dialogue is brisk and sexy, the action is swift, and the tale is full of unexpected twists." Oakland Tribune

"Tom Ardies could not have known that he was predicting the future. It brings an unexpected relevance to this 50-year-old novel. THEIR MAN IN THE WHITE HOUSE, provides several hours of enjoyable reading, while providing lots of "what if" food for thought on current national events." Bookgasm