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BACK CHANNEL is a political thriller, inspired by news reports of secret negotiations between Saddam Hussein's government and the Bush administration prior to the U.S. invasion of Iraq. The story focuses on an American intelligence officer who is contacted by an Iraqi diplomat -- an old friend -- with an offer to negotiate. The official's life, both professional and personal, is thrown into danger when he reports the contact to the office of the Vice-President. BACK CHANNEL, while a work of fiction, echoes many of the events that have come to light in the years since the invasion of Iraq.

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HOYT HILSMAN is an award-winning writer, journalist and former candidate for Congress in California. He has written screenplays for a number of studios and television networks, including Disney, Sony, New Line, Fox, ABC, NBC and CBS. His stage plays and musicals have been produced in theaters around the country and abroad, and have won numerous awards. He is the author of a series of political thrillers, including Nineteen Angels, which is currently in development as a feature film. Mr. Hilsman has been an active participant in the national political scene, as well as a candidate for Congress. He was a delegate to the 2004 Democratic National Convention and later ran for Congress. Mr. Hilsman has written hundreds of articles and op-eds for national newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Baltimore Sun, Los Angeles Magazine, Variety, and The National Law Journal. He has been a regular theater and TV critic for Variety, is a recipient of the Apex Award for Excellence in Journalism and is currently a regular columnist/blogger for the Huffington Post.

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