Acclaimed crime fiction writer Jim Nisbet sets forth a noir gem that lays bare the foibles of modern-day America with tremendous force.
Banerjhee Rolf a bright levelheaded Indian American scientist is content to spend his days with his wife tending his garden and studying his beloved astronomy. When Rolf ?s relationship with Toby Pride his seedy drug-dealing neighbor and Pride?s stoner girlfriend takes a weird turn Rolf?s placid world is shattered and he becomes a fugitive from justice.
Crime cosmology politics philosophy physics and more enter into this cautionary tale which climaxes with the suddenness of a cobra strike and then delivers a denouement that?s both stunning and absolutely perfect.