GREED MAKES MEN ADMIT TO CRIMES THEY DON'T HAVE THE BRAINS TO COMMIT.

The 'nineties loom. The Cold War is ending, and an information revolution is on its way. Freedom remains under attack... in death threats to writers, in the brutal crushing of political protests.

Just as Temple concludes his time in the White House, the oil empire he built falls into the hands of a criminal. His allies?the Kingsleys, the Sheppards, and the Barronses?are once again at war. Temple's chosen heir, the woman he thinks of as his daughter, is on the run. A pretender?Steven Kingsley?now sits on her throne.

To hold on to power, Steven will admit to anything... perhaps even an assassin's bullet aimed at a former American president.

From the streets of DC to the casinos in Macau, from long-buried secrets to battles in the media, The Beijing Blunder follows powerful men and women who will stop at nothing to win... be it in business, politics, or bedroom games.