When his mother, Christina, is murdered, teenager Scott Harold, and his new brash girlfriend, Jessie, begin a dangerous quest that eventually leads to the White House. Skirt-chasing President Walter Kendall is fighting to stay in the office for a second term and cannot afford another scandal. His blonde trophy wife, Gloria, hates his indiscretions but believes a baby will save their marriage. Stuttering Frank Tate abused as a child spent most of his early life in the “Maze,” a Tennessee psychiatric institution, until a mysterious Washington D.C. benefactor rescues him to carry out a series of political “dirty tricks.” These three stories weave together in a mystery/thriller that will keep you intrigued until the last page.