The Price of Liberty
It’s a new day in America—but old contracts must still be paid
Jack McEnroe is a construction worker with an unusual job: building a prison for terrorists. Like his neighbors in Red Rock, Wyoming, Jack isn’t particularly concerned about politics. In a depressed rural economy, he’s just grateful to have a job.
Jack’s boss, Dave Fetters, is grateful, too: he has a no-bid, cost-plus contract issued by the previous administration. It’s his last chance to get rich, and he’s making the most of it.
But Dave is cooking the books, passing inflated costs along to defense contractor Halcyon Corporation—and Jack’s ex-wife, Kyla, plans to blow the whistle. Suddenly, everyone Jack cares about, including his two young children, is in danger.
As the first winter snows fall in the rugged mountains, Jack must navigate a razor-wire labyrinth to rescue those he loves. And the true price of liberty, he discovers, is paid not in dollars, but human life.
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Praise
“With its wacky characters and deadpan humor, Graff’s third novel (after My Fellow Americans and One Nation, Under God), another winner, will appeal to those who like their thrillers slightly off-kilter in the tradition of Donald Westlake and Lawrence Block.”
—Library Journal
“Graff’s cynical take on government waste and corporate greed plays well. McEnroe is as rugged as the desolate country he lives in, and his gritty do-what-ya-gotta-do actions keep the pages turning easily.”
—Publishers Weekly
“By the time you reach the halfway point, you can’t stop reading. . . . Other contemporary thriller writers resort to the exotic and outlandish to sustain their narrative, but Graff builds suspense around real people in the real world. He plugs his characters into the everyday and reveals how unnerving it can be.”
—Chicago Sun-Times
“One of the best books of the year by any local author . . . a different America that is good, good reading.”
—Rick Kogan, WGN