The Toppled Pawn

The "David vs Goliath" plot features murder, industrial sabotage, and offshore banking to create a suspenseful tale sprinkled with humor and history. The story explores the extremes of courage and greed as a small group of dedicated people battle the ruthless opportunists that are trying to take over a local pharmaceutical company. A modern chess match played by masters of the game. Todays world kingdoms are more financial than physical. Kings continue to reign, and wily queens still control more squares than any other chessman. Bishops, Knights, and Rooks, cloaked in business suits, struggle to dominate the match wielding electronic swords and lances. As the pawns, we are first to be sacrificed.