Kneeling on a Black man's neck, a white policeman murders a prisoner in handcuffs. However, the 1,518 judicial executions since 1976 are just as racist as Blacks killed by cops. Blacks make up 13 percent of Americans but 34 percent of U.S. executions. The author based this "what if?" novel on the factual history of California executions and the state's ongoing moral struggle with capital punishment.

A Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter races to uncover a secret construction project at California's San Quentin. Reporter Garrett Covington tries to unravel this mysterious "Project Q," while probing the psyche of a serial killer and seeking evidence to free an innocent man on death row. Meanwhile, a sadistic political operative in the governor's office plans a mass execution. Aram Hagopian wants to propel California's "different kind of Democrat" into the White House. This novel follows Covington and Hagopian as they explore the psyche of ordinary Americans and their mixed feelings about the death penalty.

With a doctorate in communication research from Stanford University, David Michael Dozier is an internationally recognized expert on mass communication, public relations, and communication management. A former reporter and public information officer, he has taught and lectured in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Other scholars have cited Dozier's scholarly work 11,900 times. He brings his considerable expertise to this historically accurate novel that weaves an insider's view of journalism and public relations to expose the cynical manipulation of public opinion.