Everything you need to understand or teach The Hellfire Club by Jake Tapper.
The Hellfire Club, a mystery novel by Jake Tapper, covers a few months in the life of Charlie and Margaret Marder as they try to navigate the changes in their marriage and their new lives among the political elite of Washington, D.C. After Charlie is named to fill a vacant congressional seat, he quickly learns that there are secret societies pulling the strings behind almost every action on the political scene. Politicians frame Charlie in an effort to manipulate him. However, they discover he is willing to go to great lengths to do what is right, while protecting his family. The political thriller's main themes are conflicts with national policies, the realities of the political machine, the effects of interacting with others, the illusion of power vs. real power, and prejudice.