In this quick-paced, brightly dark thriller, four characters come together when their secrets collide. Their lives teeter on the verge of a precipice of circumstance from which even reason and will may not be enough to save them.

In this book FJ Rocca wanders through a series of observations and comments on the condition of America's culture as it is today. His topics are varied and random. His opinions carefully formed and expressed. Not everyone will agree, but that is part of the vitality of America, the opportunity to disagree sensibly.

In this probing novel, FJ Rocca examines the phenomenon of the idiot-savant, in this case, a mentally handicapped young man who is a genius with a paintbrush or a lump of charcoal. While he may not possess ordinary language and speech, he speaks through his paintings. They are more than pictures. They are conversations of imagery through which he interprets the world he sees. His talent clashes with a would-be painter who cannot tolerate the contrast of brilliance and mediocrity; while a famous psychiatrist searches to discover a way to help him survive and find the light. His talent gives...