Grand Traverse

The year is 2040. The world is in chaos. A valiant few have taken on the struggle to help the planet through its violent, lethal pilgrimage into the future. A valiant few, dogged by evil. Paul Carter, his family forced from their home by a toxic chemical spill, becomes an environmental activist. After winning a class-action suit against the chemical company responsible, he establishes a rural commune-style community. When his wife contracts breast cancer, his hopes and dreams rest on the destiny of his daughter, Jamie. Jamie Carter, whose life has been irrevocably affected by the toxic chemical spill, is obsessed with the environment. Friends, including a Chernobyl survivor, encourage her to enter political life. Her ideas gain worldwide attention, catapulting her into a limelight that proves to be a double-edged sword. Heather West has the compulsion needed for success in a politically divided, media-driven society. After a lawsuit that destroys her family, she uses her good looks and sex appeal to enter the world of television. But it's more than fame she craves. It's revenge.

The year is 2040. The world is in chaos. A valiant few have taken on the struggle to help the planet through its violent, lethal pilgrimage into the future. A valiant few, dogged by evil. Paul Carter, his family forced from their home by a toxic chemical spill, becomes an environmental activist. After winning a class-action suit against the chemical company responsible, he establishes a rural commune-style community. When his wife contracts breast cancer, his hopes and dreams rest on the destiny of his daughter, Jamie. Jamie Carter, whose life has been irrevocably affected by the toxic chemical spill, is obsessed with the environment. Friends, including a Chernobyl survivor, encourage her to enter political life. Her ideas gain worldwide attention, catapulting her into a limelight that proves to be a double-edged sword. Heather West has the compulsion needed for success in a politically divided, media-driven society. After a lawsuit that destroys her family, she uses her good looks and sex appeal to enter the world of television. But it's more than fame she craves. It's revenge.

Carl Pope

An exciting and very human tale of intrigue, revenge, and, ultimately, hope for our future. (Carl Pope, executive director, Sierra Club)

Michael Beres, a Chicago native now living in West Michigan, is a member of the Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, and the Sierra Club. His short stories have appeared in: Amazing Stories, Amazon Shorts, the American Fiction Collection, Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, Ascent, Cosmopolitan, Ellery Queen, Michigan Quarterly Review, The Missouri Review, New York Stories, Papyrus, Playboy, Pulpsmith, Skylark, and Twilight Zone.