of the five conspirators, who decide to murder him with a car bomb on the day of the planned assassination. Having narrowed down the suspect US Senator to two persons - Robert Harrison and Henry Dexter - Andrews escapes the attempt on his life by a coincidence when Elizabeth visits his apartment and offers him a ride. When a moment of recall reveals to Andrews that Elizabeth had lunched with her father on the day Casefikis was shot, he realises the only possible conspirator is Harrison. The plot is foiled and three of the five conspirators are captured, but not before one of them shoots Harrison with a sniper rifle. Andrews is injured in an attempt to shield Harrison from gunfire, but survives while Harrison perishes. President Kane personally congratulates him for his act of bravery, knowing nothing of the plot or of Harrison's involvement. Andrews rebuilds his intermittently frosty relationship with Elizabeth and accepts Tyson's offer of a new job. Suspected senators In the novel, some United States Senators, both real-life and fictional Democrats and Republicans, are suspected as a part of the plot to kill the president, many of them just because they were present in D.C. at a certain time. Fictional Ralph Brooks (D-IL), political rival of President Kane from previous books in the series Marvin Thornton (D-MA) Robert Duncan (later renamed Harrison) (R-SC) Henry Dexter (R-CT), father of Mark's girlfriend, Dr. Elizabeth Dexter Real Majority Leader Robert Byrd (D-WV) Birch Bayh (D-IN) Charles Mathias (R-MD) Adlai Stevenson III (D-IL) John Glenn (D-OH) Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-NY) James Abourezk (D-SD) Quentin N. Burdick (D-ND) Sam Nunn (D-GA) References External links www.jeffreyarcher.co.uk — Jeffrey Archer's official site 1977 British novels British political novels Novels by Jeffrey Archer Jonathan Cape books British thriller novels 1986 British novels