"They were about pardons—desperate pleas from thieves and embezzlers and liars, some still in jail and some who'd never served time but who nonetheless wanted their good names cleared and their beloved rights restored."
Chap. 1, p. 1

"He'd never met the warden, which was not at all unusual. For many good reasons the warden didn't circulate."
Chap. 2, p. 15

"In a very nervous city, the day began with the pardon storming onto center stage and competing with a new President and his first full day in office."
Chap. 3, p. 25

"He was free, many years ahead of schedule, and sitting in a rustic little café in an Italian town he'd never heard of, drinking a nice local wine, and inhaling the smells of a delicious feast."
Chap. 6, . 64

"The killings soon followed, with no clues as to who was behind them."
Chap. 10, p. 102

"Amazing what six years in prison could...