A young man, born and raised in Brooklyn, drifts along with no idea of his future goals. But when his well-to-do parents die in a tragic accident off the cliffs of California's Big Sur coastline, he finds himself driving west to attend their funeral. On the way, he stays in a small Arizona town called Holbrook. Near his motel he meets a strange woman who runs a small diner and an even stranger man with a special story to tell about his white Mormon parents coming to Navajo country to save the Indians from their supposedly heathen ways. And about how he grew up respecting the way of the...

A man is being held in a forensic psychiatric facility for his inability to stand trial for a crime he cannot remember anything about. A court-appointed psychiatrist interviews him several times to ascertain if he can attest to the man's sanity. Meanwhile, someone is apparently attempting to break into the building where the prisoner is being kept. Revelation after revelation suggests that the man's memory is returning. But, as the prisoner is about to be returned to court to stand trial, a series of events occurs that changes everything. Includes Readers Guide. * * * David Cope has written...