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The Boomerang
by Robert Bailey
Published by Thomas & Mercer on May 1, 2025
Genres: Legal and Political Thriller
Pages: 427
Format: Audible Audiobook, Hardcover, Kindle, Paperback
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John Grisham meets Yellowstone in a gripping political thriller by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Robert Bailey, as one man fights for family against a government with a shattering secret.
The president of the United States has terminal cancer. Chief of Staff Eli James, his faithful consigliere and best friend, is one of the few who know. But just as the president’s condition mysteriously improves, Eli’s hit with another blow: his daughter has cancer too.
Hell-bent on helping her, Eli turns to Big Pharma’s top lobbyist for advice, but their encounter yields more questions than answers. As he races along a twisted trail to the truth, he stumbles upon a devastating cover-up worth billions of dollars—and millions of lives.
Armed with this deadly secret, Eli goes rogue, fleeing with his family out west. To keep them safe, he forms an uneasy alliance with land baron Nester “the Beast” Sanchez, known for his ruthless power tactics. An epic showdown brews, and it’s the state versus one desperate citizen, willing to risk everything to save his daughter. Can Eli broker a truce with his once allies? Or will there be war in the desert?
The Boomerang by Robert Bailey is a fast-paced, thrilling story filled with so many secrets.
Will Eli save Bella’s life or end up with his whole family dead?
Eli James is the right-hand man to the newest president of the United States. However, at first, Eli doesn’t come across as all that honorable or even a good guy. He is a typical politician who cheats, lies, and does whatever he can to ensure the outcome he wants. Then, when he thinks he has attained his goals and his friend is sworn in as president, his wife asks for a divorce, followed by his daughter’s diagnosis with cancer.
This is when we see the true man that Eli is. He talks to everyone he knows and finds these hidden secrets that there is a cure for cancer, but the United States government has kept it from the people for monetary and political reasons. We wouldn’t want to upset big Pharma, now would we? The author goes over the reasons why a section of the government would make that call. The reasons are legitimate but seriously not honest, honorable, or ethical. Anyway, back to Eli. He steps up for his family and finds the truth and the cure. Eli puts himself in trouble and takes responsibility, but also puts his whole family in trouble with the government.
Once he puts his family in jeopardy, he has to fall back on his wife’s unsavory family to keep them all safe. This starts an issue inside the Oval Office, the FBI, and the Pentagon, leading back to the James family and the kingpin protecting them. The story is compelling and really made me think about the greater good. Which, honestly, the whole premise of a greater good usually means that someone else is cashing in. You would think honesty would trump monetary gain, but that is rarely true. Also, sometimes the one who looks the dirtiest is often the most honest.
Four Stars
My rating for The Boomerang by Robert Bailey is four stars. I truly enjoyed the story, even the ending, and I recommend it to all political thriller readers.
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About Robert Bailey
Robert Bailey is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of THE BOOMERANG, the Jason Rich series, the McMurtrie and Drake legal thrillers, the Bocephus Haynes series, and the inspirational novel, THE GOLFER’S CAROL.
Beloved by readers around the world, Robert’s books are imbued with a keen sense of justice and a profound understanding of what drives people to commit the worst crimes and fight hardest for those they love, gained from his decades as a civil defense trial lawyer in his hometown of Huntsville, Alabama.
Robert is the son of a builder and a schoolteacher. From the time he could walk, he loved stories, especially those about Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant and his beloved Alabama Crimson Tide football team.
Robert obtained a Bachelor of Arts in History from Davidson College in North Carolina. Law School at the University of Alabama followed, where Robert made Law Review, competed on the school’s trial team, and managed to watch every home football game.
He lives in Huntsville with his wife, kids, and beloved menagerie of pets.
^ author bio is from his website
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