The Man in the Middle

About the Book

Luke Hall is an unhappy, dissatisfied man. How is he supposed to manage his discontent with his wife, the world, his job and colleagues, particularly, Dante Obini, his alter ego? He desperately wants to escape from Eagle Insurance of Long Island and his suburban misery. Taking a clue from ancient myths, he transforms himself into an eagle, a majestic Haliaeetus Leucocephalus. As a bald eagle, he flies free of the chains that bind him. Ah, but there's a catch. Luke Eagle's existence is endangered by environmental pollution which has poisoned his brain so that he is trapped by hallucinations. He enters American history, but whose version is it? As the surprised reader laughs at his predicaments, Luke searches as man and eagle. He seeks an authentic life, a life of his own, but how can he find it when bizarre events trap him?

About the Author

August Franza is the author of twelve novels (one a trilogy) and a book of short stories.