Dancing around the Hill

About the Book

In the 1970s, Canada’s cities are rife with political turmoil. Journalist Tony Muldoon capitalizes on the copious scandals and underhanded election games in his column, “Dancing around the Hill,” featured in the Ottawa Tribune. His career is on the fast track, complete with a promotion and bigger paycheck, but living the high life isn’t as great as he hoped.

His marriage is a façade of jealousy and anger, and soon, all the scandalous dirt he’s been digging up might bury him. It’s true: Ottawa is a place of power, but some politicians and senior bureaucrats that walk her fine streets are anything but pure of heart. These men and women are hungry for control, and they will do anything to keep ahead in the polls. Cheating, scandal, and secrets: nothing is off the table.

The sometimes-tragic impact of these politicians’ and senior bureaucrats’ desires for recognition and promotion results in the sacrifice of friendships, principles, and even violent death. Loved ones are betrayed with no consideration of cost, and sexual liaisons lead to broken homes. Even organized crime has a thumb in the pie, but no matter the consequences, Tony and people like him will not stop in their upward climb for greatness, even if the ladder is about to break.

About the Author

Edward Mastronardi spent eighteen years in three Canadian military services, the Navy, Army and Air Force, four years in the Canadian Aerospace industry followed by twenty-one years working for the Canadian government. He earned the Military Cross of Valor by Great Britain and and a Distinguished Service Medal from the South Korean Government. Now retired, he is also the author of Mock The Haggard Face: A Canadian War Story in 2014 and Government Policy-Making and Issue Management in 1988.