Frank Berringer is as hard-headed as the egg of a dodo bird, a whiskey-soaked private eye whose obstinate perception of reality makes Spillane seem like Quixote. Armed with a snub-nose revolver, a head full of literature, and an unshakable belief that he understands the world better than everyone in it, Berringer takes a case to find a missing energy magnate. What follows is a bizarre investigation through corporate power, artificial humans, prophetic dreams, cowboys, clowns, and a mystery far bigger—or far more ridiculous—than he ever imagined.
Frank Berringer is as hard-headed as the egg of a dodo bird, a whiskey-soaked private eye whose obstinate perception of reality makes Spillane seem like Quixote. Armed with a snub-nose revolver, a head full of literature, and an unshakable belief that he understands the world better than everyone in it, Berringer takes a case to find a missing energy magnate. What follows is a bizarre investigation through corporate power, artificial humans, prophetic dreams, cowboys, clowns, and a mystery far bigger—or far more ridiculous—than he ever imagined.