Seven Days in May (novel)
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AuthorFletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey II
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarper & Row
Publication date
1962 Cover of first edition | |
| Author | Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey II |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Harper & Row |
Publication date | 1962 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 342 pp. |
Seven Days in May is an American political thriller novel by Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey II, first published in hardcover by Harper & Row in 1962.[1]
The plot concerns an attempted military coup in the United States.
The book was a great success and was number one on The New York Times bestseller list for the weeks of November 18, 1962;[2] December 2–9, 1962;[2] and March 3, 1963.[3] (The weeks of December 16 to February 24 were not listed because of the 1962–63 New York City newspaper strike.)
Awards
The novel was nominated for the 1989 Prometheus Hall of Fame Award.[1]
