A novel about governments, the purpose of life, and much more. Underneath this expertly written and fascinating camouflage, the novel is a precise, knowledgeable look at how governments operate at the local, national, and international levels. The vehicles of that story are local corruption, the US national health care problem, and nuclear weapons proliferation.
Events take places in the USA, Afghanistan, and Albania as a matter of storyteller's convenience.
The story line is universal. The story opens with a brief, philosophical scene that quickly leads into action that would be the envy of modern movies. The tale of 1990's local corruption emerges when a few townspeople face the need to oppose elected officials, and discover vast, unsuspected extent corruption and criminal activity. On their path, they use honourable and legal methods, but also encounter the need to protect themselves against potential, violent retribution. So much detail of what was done, and how, is disclosed that one wonders how much truth actually underlies this story.