Bøger af R Thomas Roe

Trey Stark, a graduate of a law school in Minnesota, discovers that finding employment with mediocre grades from an evening law school can be very difficult. His friends are being employed by law firms in the city while Trey experiences only rejection. Trey is eventually hired as a debt collector by a firm engaged in purchasing bulk debt accounts and then brow beating the debtors to pay up. Trey takes on his new job with vigor and in time is making good money. While Trey is paying off his bills, he is not taking pride in the type of work he is involved with. He eventually leaves the firm but continues collection work on his own as a source of income for the private practice firm he hopes to develop and make profitable. Shortly after opening his own firm, a friend hires Trey to represent her son who is charged with murder. The incident soon becomes a media bonanza with the young white man having shot and killed a young black man said to be a student on his way to school. Trey Stark knows he is under-qualified so he discusses the case with close friend, Chris Sutton. Chris was a top student in his class and she offers to work with him on the defense which she sees as a once in a lifetime opportunity. Amid a deluge of criticism and constant verbal and media abuse, the two young lawyers work together under tremendous pressure. The question is will they be successful and take home the gold ring or will they continue to suffer the ignominy of a community and media massed against them?

Following the collapse of the United States of America, a small group of Floridians form the nucleus of a new Nation in Montana. Stuart Martin, the leader of the group, brings together a number of the western states under the umbrella organization, WestPac. His basic message of "join with us and we will all survive" brings the West under his guidance. As Stuart is achieving great progress, he loses his life in a terrible accident. His number one assistant, Robert Thomas, eventually takes control of WestPac. Through solid management, economic development, and strict control of the citizenry, Robert strengthens WestPac to be a strong nation with a modern military force. He then takes on the apparently insurmountable task of defeating the massive armies of Frank Turner, the former President of the United States, to again fight for the revival of The United States of America. Robert pursues his idealistic fantasy against the wishes and advice of many. Ignoring their warnings while pursuing his goals, he is confident that he is right and that all would support him when victory is achieved. "Finding America" is the sequel to Roe's novel "Searching for America". This is a fast moving, tight but frightening story that shows what might become of an America that continues down the path of bankruptcy, with seemingly blind leadership -- or worse!

The Nation's financial system has collapsed, inflation is out of control, government offices are closed, police, fire departments and the military no longer exist; food shelves are empty, gasoline stations are closed and burning and mobs are running rampant in the streets. One small group living on a barrier island in Florida organizes for their defense and plans for survival in a lawless nation. Lacking sources of food and water, the group, led by Stuart Martin, plans a cross country trek to an area of the country where they could possibly find a new America that would provide them with what they need to survive. They establish contact with a community in Montana that needs the military assets and training possessed by the Floridians. The cross country trek by the Floridians in a well defended convoy presents many challenges and risks. In the course of the journey, they are subjected to numerous attacks by various sized groups of armed renegades. In time, having incurred some losses, the Floridians arrive at their new homeland in Montana and then organize politically with their new hosts and in time with their new neighbors to form a viable community comprised of five or more western states. The issues then become the form of governance that will predominate with the new leadership. Most of the survivors of the failed nation have a deep distrust of any form of governance. Their leader, Stuart Martin, had similar beliefs initially but over time has become convinced that very few citizens have the ability to decide what is best for them and his strong, firm but fair guidance is essential to their survival. He believes all power to govern should be in his hands. Hovering behind Stuart Martin are a few who seek even greater absolute power, for more selfish reasons, to control the fledgling nation and await the opportune moment to take over the reins. Conflicts exist and only time will tell what form the new America will take when it emerges from the political struggles.