Lee Goodwin is an author consultant at an Indiana-based print-on-demand publisher, Myownbook.com, where by paying $1000 aspiring authors can make their dreams come true and get their manuscripts turned into books. To be published by this company, a book has to conform to three rigid standards - it cannot be pornographic, dangerous, or racially prejudiced. But this applies for just the first three pages, since they are the only ones read by the publisher during the supposedly stringent screening process! Even though Lee has to sometimes contend with eccentric writers, insufferable poets ("I am not a big fan of poetry. I figure life is tough enough, why rhyme about it?"), and strange conversations (like when an author claims, "My dog is possessed by Hitler's ghost."), it is a job the forty-one-year-old divorcee enjoys.

However, one fateful day, on the arrival of an unsolicited manuscript from Lee's favorite author Don Taylor, events spin out of control and his life changes completely. The manuscript is a treasure trove of information on America's earth-shattering mysteries, and highly secret government and military material. The plot thickens when Don suddenly dies and his manuscript mysteriously disappears. With some strangers relentlessly hounding him for the manuscript, Lee's life is in peril and he needs to devise a plan to escape. Help comes from his close-knit family as well as an unexpected quarter.

The author has penned an entertaining narrative by skillfully interweaving satire and page-turning suspense. Coupled with a charming protagonist, intrigue, exciting car chases and spelunking, this is a compelling read.

BookWire Review May 31, 2005

Author Biography

Brien Jones

Brien Jones graduated from Indiana University in 1985 with a degree in History and Journalism. Brien's career in publishing began at Sunrise Publications in Bloomington, Indiana and continued at The National Real Estate Index in San Francisco, California. He is the President of Jones Harvest Publishing.

He has published three books including the Children’s books The Scariest Pumpkin of All and The Year the Reindeer Went On Strike.

He lives with his wife Brandy Jones in Bloomington, Indiana.