M. A. Farrell

State of Mine M. A. Farrell First edition

Joshua Stillwater is plagued by his role of executioner, not only of a twelve-year old boy but of an entire State. The U. S. languishes within the Greatest Depression and one State, alone, has broken free, achieving an economic miracle. This success puts it directly in the sights of a threatened Federal Government. An autocratic President Rivera must make this State come to heel, or others may follow. To destroy this renaissance, Rivera must discover the inner workings, the technologies and secrets of the lone State's success and a potential path to its destruction. He needs a spy. And the perfect candidate, Stillwater, is plucked from within the feared and despised Department of Domestic Disturbances (DDD). Stillwater reluctantly returns to his home State, from where he fled fifteen years earlier. His nemesis, the powerful Charlie Warner is ready to confront Josh as spy and interloper. But first Warner must do battle with another: Samantha, his daughter...and the love of Josh's life.