The Best Laid Plans

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The Best Laid Plans is a 1997 novel by Sidney Sheldon.

[edit] Plot summary

He wanted power. Oliver Russell is fated to rise to the pinnacle of power, the office of President of the United States. She wanted revenge. Leslie Stewart is his betrayed fiancée, a woman dedicated to a single purpose—the downfall of Oliver Russell. Amassing her own media empire, marshaling all her forces against him, she stands poised to destroy Russell on the eve of his most dazzling triumph. She had only one goal in mind and that was to not let Russell win the Presidency second time but she did not know that she would fall in her own trap.

This novel is full of suspense, revenge, romance, ecstasy and politics.

Main Cast/ Characters:

1) Oliver Russell (attorney-president)

2) Leslie Stewart (once a fiancee of Oliver; a heir of many news agencies)

3) Jan (wife of Oliver Russell and daughter of Senator Todd Davis)

4) Senator Todd Davis (the one who finance Oliver Russell in his campaign)

5) Peter Tager (Oliver Russell's campaign manager)

6) Dana Evans (TV-news reporter for WTE)

7) Kemal (a twelve year orphan from Sarajevo whom Dana Evans adopted)

8) Lisa Burnette (the first one killed by overdose of ecstasy)

9) Miriam Friedland (the second one killed by overdose of ecstasy)

10) Chloe Houston (the third one killed by overdose of ecstasy)

[edit] References

• SidneySheldon.com | Bookshelf

Preceded by Morning, Noon and Night

Sidney Sheldon Novels 1997

Succeeded by Tell Me Your Dreams

Sidney Sheldon's novels
1970s: The Naked Face — The Other Side of Midnight — A Stranger in the Mirror — Bloodline 1980s: Rage of Angels — Master of the Game — If Tomorrow Comes — Windmills of the Gods — The Sands of Time 1990s: Memories of Midnight — The Doomsday Conspiracy — The Stars Shine Down — Nothing Lasts Forever — Morning, Noon and Night — The Best Laid Plans — Tell Me Your Dreams 2000s: The Sky is Falling — Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Non-Fiction
2000s: The Other Side Of Me