The Contrarian Candidate
A novel by Bartholomew St. James
It’s debate night in America.
And the one man with a real chance of defeating the twice-impeached president will finally be on that stage. Stand-up comic Charlie Wyatt launched his career on the back of the man, often referring to him as DUPHUS – like POTUS, only not. Charlie voted for him in 2016, only to wake up the next morning with a monumental hangover and the sudden realization of what he’d done.
He couldn’t take his vote back. But with the help of his politico girlfriend Laura, he could challenge the man for the party’s nomination. And now thanks to Laura’s powerful new strategy, it seems Charlie may have a real shot.
But to win it he’ll have to survive the night. And that won’t just be about scheming gotcha questions or juvenile put-downs. Because the conspiracy-driven madness of his partisan adversaries, has put Charlie in the crosshairs. So as the debate gets under way, and the tension around him builds, nothing less than Charlie’s life and the future of the nation hang in the balance.
Reviews
“Too entertaining to put down and too insightful to forget” - Lesley Hughes, Award-Winning Canadian Journalist
“Provides hope and humanity” - Roger Currie, Columnist and Broadcaster
“Intense and fast paced” - Patrick Lowe, Filmmaker and Documentarian
“A real page turner” - Richard Smith, Publisher, Canadian Journal of Communication
Bartholomew St. James is a one-time political operative who’s turned his talents to reporting on the politics of our day. And he’s done it with fiction, because he feels that’s the best way to tell the story of a deeply divided nation and the challenges that presents.