THE MOTHERLAND AND MR. HYDE
Thirty years after a global pandemic wiped out sixty percent of humanity, the world is barely recognizable. The Motherland, formerly the United States, is governed entirely by women. Murder is almost unknown, and violence against women is nearly unheard of. Nearly.
President Niobe Jefferson oversees a nation still shattered by the aftermath of the pandemic. Food supplies are precarious. In addition to killing more than five billion people, DeWalt Vareola H92N4, commonly referred to as the Pox, also destroyed every plant and animal species with limited genetic diversity - every last domesticated food animal, and every major crop except the potato. The threat of starvation looms. The last thing President Jefferson needs is a war.
Robert Hyde is the last male FBI agent in the Motherland. A serial killer haunts the capital, picking off powerful women, but Robert has his own cases to investigate. The recent death of his wife, a federal prosecutor, has left him shattered. He’s certain she was murdered.
With the country on the brink of war with a resurgent Aztec Empire, Robert is sent over the Trump Wall to investigate a high-profile murder. Working alongside an Aztec princess, he is forced to navigate a world very different from his own. As Robert pursues his case, the evidence points to some very powerful people in his own country, including his own mother-in-law, the formidable Senator Lenore Hyde.
Returning home, Robert is forced to make decisions that will impact his career, his life, and his future in a country where men have very little authority, even over their own lives.
About the Author
William Doonan lives in Sacramento, California, where he lives with his wife and two sons. His latest project is a ambitious post-apocalyptic trilogy about the last male FBI agent.
His other latest novel - The Commissary - explores a novel approach to the issue of homelessness.
Doonan is also the author of the Henry Grave mystery series. Henry Grave is a senior investigator for the Association of Cruising Vessel Operators. A World War II P.O.W., Henry is as cunning as he is charming, and at 84 years of age, he fits right in with his fellow passengers.
12 million people take a cruise each year.
Most have fun.
Some die.
Henry Grave investigates.
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