CROCODILE TEARS
"A witty and winding thriller that keeps you guessing until the last page, Crocodile Tears' plot might be tomorrow's 'New York Times' headline."
Sir Arthur C. Clarke, 2001: A Space Odyssey
Welcome to the sweltering summer of 2012, oil is $250 a
barrel and Americans can't afford the electricity to turn on
their air conditioning or the gas to drive to the beach. What is
President Francis X. Slattery doing about this? He's
sweating the loss of the Democratic primaries to the stern,
tough-as-nails Wilhelmina "Wild Blue Willie" Edmund,
Speaker of the House, former B-2 bomber pilot and
Congressional Medal of Honor winner, who is campaigning to
end America's dependence on foreign oil.
President Slattery's chances of winning the nomination are
as low as the stock market until his chief-of-staff steals a
remarkable drug, Lacrimal, that makes men do what most men
can't: Cry. Lacrimal is given to the president to provide him
with the female qualities Speaker Edmund lacks: "empathy
and sensitivity, tenderness and compassion, that 'tear in the
eye' the cameras can see when the president is deeply touched
by the plight of a fellow American who has to choose between
buying gas for his car or buying food for his children."
Lubricated by Lacrimal, President Slattery weeps his way
across the country and starts winning primaries as he secures
cheap oil from other countries by creating the "Coalition of the Drilling."
All's well for America's "Commander-in-(Handker) Chief" until Lacrimal's unexpected effects alter the primaries'
outcomes and reveal much darker motivations for the drug's use, just as the United States must respond with a "nonexistent" stealth bomber to deal with Islamic Saracens holding the vineyards of France hostage with stolen,
nuclear-tipped cruise missiles.
PRAISE for Crocodile Tears
"Thoroughly delightful. The pace never lets up!"
Charlene Baldridge
San Diego News
"A smart blend of satire and science fiction that, frighteningly, rings all too true!"
E. F. Watkin
Author,BLACK FLOWERS
"Dr. Richard Bruno has written a witty book about a disturbing, but possible, political future. You won't be able to put it down!"
John Nani
Rhapsody in 2
"Dr. Bruno uses his wicked sense of humour and political experience to spin a tale of murder and mayhem that leaves you in suspense until the very end."
Hon. Lydia Neilson, MSM
"Kudos for Crocodile Tears! It's hilarious, bitingly satirical and speaks profoundly about what could happen if the worlds of modern medication and politics collide, a dangerous duo to be sure."
Thomas Donohue
"Fascinating and frightening, but fun! Is Crocodile Tears science, fiction, or both?"
Dr. Barbara Oakley
Author,EVIL GENES
