In Rubicon, Lawrence Alexander has mastered the formula for a successful novel. Rubicon, is a political thriller with undertones of conspiracy theory. Senator Bobby Hart (D) Calif. receives a message from a friend that there's an assassination plan afoot. On a trip Europe to find out who's targeted Hart is wounded and the man delivering more information is killed. Hart returns to America, knowing only of the plots name, Rubicon, and that there will be assassination attempts. Rubicon is fast paced and plausible. It works as a thriller. Some might find the delivery of its message a little heavy handed but how often does one get a lesson in politics, constitutional theory and Roman history and still get a fast, fun read?

Dave Biemann