When acting CIA Director Lt. General Sam Allen is found dead in a New York hotel room, Butch Karp is one of the first on the scene. Karp is the District Attorney for New York County. As the investigation unfolds, what first appears to be a suicide is actually a murder and seems to be tied to a terrorist attack and kidnapping of two Americans on a mission in Chechnya. There also appears to be a cover-up in the works by the President's chief security adviser and his campaign manager.

Karp believes that General Allen was being blackmailed to keep quiet about the government's involvement in the Chechnya debacle. Karp also has a personal interest in this case, as his daughter is one of hostages taken in the attack. When there is enough evidence to indict the security adviser and campaign manager, a dynamic courtroom battle ensues.

FATAL CONCEIT is a fast-paced, action-packed political thriller you will not want to put down. It has so many twists and turns you'll need a road map to keep up. There are a plethora of characters who are each given a voice to tell their side of the story. Robert Tanenbaum uses this unique perspective to unfold this engaging tale. It's a battle of good versus evil, a story about public perception, employing politics over ethics. A political liberal may not enjoy it as much as a far-right conservative, as Karp certainly goes by the book in following procedure. He believes in the system and battles many lies and fabrications as he presents irrefutable evidence in his case.