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The novel is about the Cambridge-educated heir of a Pittsburgh steel fortune, who, during the Cold War, turns traitor to his country and causes the death of some honorable and well-intentioned people. The main story is about how this man, short of any solid moral principles, deals with his disgrace, while the waves of shame that wash up on his family's stormy shores devastate the lives of its other moneyed members. The suspense arises from the psychologically clever and morally compelling revenge of the son of one of the men who lost his life because of the heir's treason.
About the author
Peter Freund was born and raised in Romania. During his student days, he was arrested by the notorious Securitate and placed in front of a firing squad. Obviously they did not fire. He managed to leave for the West and has been a professor of Physics at the University of Chicago since 1965. Beyond his scientific papers, Peter Freund has published fiction in Exquisite Corpse and other literary magazines. His A Passion for Discovery addresses a general audience. He is the author of two short story collections: West of West End and Tales in a Minor Key.
