{"product_id":"body-man-a-thriller-paperback","title":"Body Man: A Thriller - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAl Pessin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"Thought-Provoking\" Story From a Former White House Press Corps Member\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteve Berry says \u003ci\u003eBody Man\u003c\/i\u003e is \"crisply plotted, thought-provoking and troubling in its take on our new reality.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this incredibly timely new political thriller, former White House and Pentagon press corps member and multi-award-winning author Al Pessin takes readers inside the corridors of power, on deployment with a Marine Corps unit, and into the secret world of militias willing to commit violence to \"defend America.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJon Land calls \u003ci\u003eBody Man\u003c\/i\u003e \"a taut, terrifying, terrific political thriller that cuts to the bone . . . an all-too-credible cautionary tale ripped from tomorrow's headlines.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBody Man\u003c\/i\u003e reads like the true story it could easily be, told by its two main characters. Spencer is the Body Man, close personal aide to a liberal senator who catapults to the presidency. Carl is a body man of a different sort, a Marine Corps sniper with a bad conduct discharge who gets drawn into the Alt-Right movement and recruited to assassinate the new president.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs America's real-life tensions explode, there are mass shootings, riots in the streets, and mutinies in the military--all things that could actually happen if we let them. And two young men have more power to determine the course of American history than they should ever have.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBody Man\u003c\/i\u003e is a \"chilling cautionary tale,\" says \u003ci\u003eNY Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author T. Jefferson Parker. \"Al Pessin has done it again. Don't miss this one from a terrific writer.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAl Pessin\u003c\/b\u003e is a former member of the White House and Pentagon press corps, a 15-year foreign correspondent, and author of the forthcoming political thriller Body Man from Amphorae Publishing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Al's previous books, all award winners, are international military spy thrillers \u003ci\u003eSandblast\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlowback\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eShock Wave\u003c\/i\u003e from Kensington Publishing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e All his books build on Al's decades of experience covering the highest echelons of Washington as well as some of the world's most desperate conflicts and most hopeful and inspiring moments. Al was on the scene in Afghanistan and Iraq, at Southeast Asian refugee camps, the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center, the rally where Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated, and along streets devastated by terrorist bombs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e He also reported to the world about uprisings in Beijing, Kyiv, Cairo, and Manila, as well as hope-filled elections in Egypt, Gaza, and Libya, among other places, indeed including the United States. Al was expelled from China for his coverage of the Tiananmen Massacre, accused of \"illegal news gathering\" and \"fomenting counterrevolutionary rebellion.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Among other honors, he was named Communicator of the Year for that coverage. His novels have won a \u003cb\u003eFlorida Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e and several \u003cb\u003eRoyal Palm Literary Awards\u003c\/b\u003e, as well as other recognition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Al has led writing seminars for \u003ci\u003eWriters Digest\u003c\/i\u003e and at many other online and in person events, and taught graduate-level journalism as an adjunct at Northwestern University, his alma mater. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e He has published commentaries in several outlets, including the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSouth Florida Sun Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePolitico\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDefenseOne\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e His blogs on writing for the Florida Writers Association are at https: \/\/floridawriters.blog\/author\/alpessi\/. More on Al at https: \/\/www.AlPessin.com. Contact: alpessinauthor@gmail.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 420\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.19 x 8.44 x 5.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 21, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53387300831597,"sku":"9781966103028","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/Pfaeix_R8g9781966103028.webp?v=1780105948","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/body-man-a-thriller-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}