Dr. Michael Lee, smart and literate, is the chairman of ophthalmology at a major California hospital. He may be up for a Nobel Prize. Without wanting to, he has fallen madly in love with a beautiful young Marine recruiter – who happens to be his son’s girlfriend. Worst of all, for 40 years his life has been controlled by a deadly secret – a secret that even he has all wrong.

Robert Mayer is the author of fourteen books. He has written for Vanity Fair, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek, GQ, and more. His first novel, Superfolks, changed superhero fiction forever. Mayer lives in New Mexico with his tapestry-weaving wife La Donna, and their people-loving pit bull.

Praise for the books of Robert Mayer : “Fascinating.” -- John Grisham

“Gripping.” -- Janet Malcolm, The New York Times

“He writes like an angel.” -- Newsday

“Exemplary.” -- Village Voice

“Pure, undiluted magic.” -- Washington Post

“Quiet brilliance.” -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“Strangely moving.” -- Cleveland Plain Dealer

“Genuinely compelling storytelling.” -- Chicago Tribune

“Wonderfully human.” -- Dallas News

“The poet’s touch.” -- Detroit News

“A blend of the funny and the poignant.” -- St. Louis Post Dispatch

“Absorbing.” -- Sunday Oklahoman

“Heart-stopping” -- Albuquerque Journal

“Ranks with the best.” -- Santa Fe Reporter

“Topnotch.” -- People Magazine

“Think Bellow and I.B. Singer” --Santa Fean Magazine

“Compelling.” -- Booklist

“Excellent.” -- Library Journal

“Wonderful.” -- Publisher’s Weekly