Paramour

Gerald Petievich. Signet Book, $5.99 (352pp) ISBN 978-0-451-17314-0

This engrossing story by a former Secret Service agent about espionage and political maneuvering during the 1996 presidential campaign is flawed by a too-obvious plot. (Dec.)

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