The Count

di J.L. Stiles (Autore)

J.L. Stiles, 2026

In 2020, America doesn't just vote—it fractures. A pandemic turns campaigning into crisis management, and every "normal" ritual of democracy becomes a battlefield: debates as spectacle, litigation as theater, ballots as symbols, and deadlines as weapons. Behind the cameras and the slogans, five people move through the same storm from different rooms. Elena, a disciplined strategist on the Biden side, tries to build a calm narrative in a country addicted to chaos—only to discover that "normal" depends on doors that can be quietly held shut. Cal, a talented messaging operative on the Trump side, learns that the goal isn't always winning—it's redefining what losing means, then selling that grievance forever. Nina, a network producer, fights to report facts without feeding the mob that profits from outrage. Eddie, a county elections administrator, watches neighbors turn into jurors and enemies as certification becomes a public trial. Lena, a litigation attorney, hits the wall where proof should end the argument—but finds that in this era, feeling is treated like evidence, and procedure is the last adult in the room. As the map shifts, courts demand facts, electors meet, and a transition begins behind locked doors, the country arrives at an inauguration that feels less like triumph than scar tissue. The Count is a prestige political drama about the machinery that holds a republic together—and the ecosystem that feeds on tearing it apart. Because the tally is only the beginning.

• Autore: J.L. Stiles
• Anno edizione: 2026
• Editore: J.L. Stiles
• Formato: EPUB2 con DRMFREE
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9798233007156