Standalone novel:
The Washington Decree is a standalone thriller by the award-winning and popular Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen (b. 1950).
When Doggie Rogers enters the Hotel Splendor to celebrate Democratic presidential candidate Bruce Jansen's historic election victory, he is certain that the right man has won. Doggie is happy, in love and full of hope. But as the newly elected president is being hailed by his loyal supporters, a man pulls his gun and fires a fatal shot. It hits Bruce Jansen's heavily pregnant wife, and neither she nor the unborn child can be saved. Doggie is in shock - not least because her father is accused of the murder. When Bruce Jansen takes office as president, he is a deeply bitter man. He presents a highly controversial decree that is supposed to restore peace and order in the United States, but when Americans realize what is going on, all hell breaks loose. Soon the borders are closed, curfews are imposed, a civil war is brewing, the murder rate is steadily rising and the citizens are in panic.
However, a small group of people, led by Doggie Rogers, now America's most wanted woman, cling to hope and try to uncover the conspiracy that American society is being subjected to. Everything rests on Doggie's shoulders.
