Miles Clemens was once Washington's golden boy—a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner whose reporting could topple senators. Now he's a cautionary tale in a wrinkled blazer, haunted by bar tabs, burned bridges, and the wreckage of his former life. After a drunken night in jail, he's paired with Maya Rendón, an ambitious young reporter who views him less as a partner and more as a warning.

Then Maya's mentor, Paul Driscoll, turns up dead. The official line is heart attack. But a cryptic note and a veiled reference to a sitting senator suggest otherwise.

As Miles and Maya dig deeper, what begins as a quiet inquiry spirals into something far more dangerous—a trail of rigged elections, foreign bribes, and a buried document known only as The Memo. Their investigation draws in Abby Fischer, a campaign aide on the run, and Hal Bishop, a disillusioned FBI veteran convinced the agency he once trusted has been compromised.

Together, the four uncover a conspiracy that rewrites everything they thought they knew: a presidential campaign derailed, power brokers who kill to preserve their dominion, and a democracy balanced on the edge of betrayal.

Now they're being hunted—not just by political operatives, but by a system that prefers silence to truth.

Gripping, timely, and razor-sharp, The Memo is a political thriller about loyalty, legacy, and what it costs to speak when everyone else stays quiet.

For fans of Robert Ludlum, David Baldacci, Brad Thor, and Jason Matthews.

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