The Ambition A Novel
The Ambition, a novel by Lee Strobel, is published by Zondervan in 2011 and spans 287 pages. This work presents a narrative that intertwines ambition and deception within the political landscape of Chicago. The story begins with a routine mob hit that sets off a chain of events involving a desperate lawyer who resorts to bribery to influence a federal judge during a mob trial. As the plot unfolds, the stakes rise with the judge’s candidacy for a U.S. Senate seat and the involvement of a pastor-turned-politician aiming to leverage his megachurch for political gain.
Readers will encounter a gripping tale filled with suspense and crime, as Strobel draws on his background as an investigative reporter to craft an insider’s perspective on power and corruption. The narrative features a newspaper reporter who risks everything to expose the secrets of both the lawyer and the judge, creating a tense atmosphere of political intrigue. Set against the backdrop of a suburban megachurch and a struggling newspaper, The Ambition explores themes of ambition and moral conflict, culminating in a climax that resonates with the story’s opening scene.
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A routine mob hit lights the fuse on an explosive collision of ambition and deception inside the Windy City’s corridors of power in this softcover edition of The Ambition. Drawing on his years as an investigative reporter for The Chicago Tribune, bestselling author Lee Strobel reveals an insider’s tale of power, politics, and payoffs ripped from today’s headlines. When a down-on-his-luck lawyer must bribe a federal judge to fix an upcoming mob trial, he secretly tapes the exchange to protect himself. After the dirty judge becomes a finalist for an open U.S. Senate seat, the incriminating tape isn’t the only thing standing in his way. Pastor-turned-politician Eric Snow is determined to use his suburban megachurch as a launching pad for securing the Senate appointment. And Newspaper reporter Garry Strider threatens to uncover both candidates’ secrets in an investigation that may cost him his life. Strobel weaves these edgy characters into an intricate thriller set in a gleaming, suburban megachurch, a big-city newspaper struggling for survival, and the shadowy corridors of political intrigue. The unexpected climax is as gripping as the contract killing that punctuates the opening scene.
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