The Perfect Candidate – By Randall Denley

The Perfect Candidate is a novel about dirty politics and having to make decisions when left with unenviable choices.

Poking people with sharp sticks until they become enraged, Will Hacker is happy as Ottawa’s newest talk radio host.

For Will, it’s a natural progression from his career as a pro hockey tough guy to radio.

It seems like a sweet deal until two of the city’s biggest developers approach him with something even better. All he has to do is run against Mayor Jimmy Burke. They don’t even care if he wins.

Hacker goes for it, but he doesn’t know his fake campaign will quickly become all too real.