Ross Egan has quietly labored for years in the West African nation of Dutannurua tiny republican democracy that emerged from the wreckage of the brutal civil war that claimed the brilliant engineers wife and child. When a neighboring despot threatens Dutannuru with renewed violence, Egan is abruptly thrust onto the world stage at the center of the deadly international crisis. Egans actions and resulting notoriety land him on the short list of individuals capable of challenging the progressive incumbent for the presidency of the United Statesif only he can be convinced to run. A political neophyte, Egan is intrigued by the challenge of unseating a ruthless political operator seen by some as the most dangerously leftist president in the nations history. To win the White House, Egan must mount the most unorthodox presidential campaign ever attempted and navigate through a daunting new world marked by character assassination, high-level corruption, armed raids, and political murder.