Updated: March 22, 11:49 a.m.

The James Comey appearance at Revolution Hall completely sold out before noon on Thursday, the day they went on sale, according to an email from Powell's Books.

In the epic drama that is American politics of the last two years, James Comey is a tricky and crucial character. There was that fateful pre-election letter about Hillary Clinton's emails. The firing that led to the current Mueller investigation.

And now Portlanders will get a chance to see him, in real life, when he comes to Revolution Hall in April in support of his forthcoming book, "A Higher Loyalty."

The book is scheduled for release on April 17. The manuscript has been handled with extreme secrecy, according to a report from Politico.

"Flatiron Books," Politico wrote, "has implemented a password-protected electronic system so that only those involved in the project have access to it," instead of the usual practice of circulating manuscripts.



"The project is stored under a code name," Politico added, and, "At warehouses that will ship out copies of the book, workers are being asked to sign nondisclosure agreements, according to people familiar with the procedures."

Comey will be in Portland on April 21. Tickets will cost $40 before service charges and include a copy of the book.

According to a release from Powell's Books, who will be hosting the event, Comey will share "his never-before-told experiences from some of the highest-stakes situations of his long and distinguished career in the past two decades of American government, exploring what good, ethical leadership looks like, and how it drives sound decisions."

Tickets go on sale on Thursday, March 22, through Revolution Hall and Ticketfly.

-- Lizzy Acker

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lacker@oregonian.com, @lizzzyacker