The Answer

About the Book

This book by Mr. Menendez is a complete departure from his previous books. His prior works, though written as fiction, did in fact chronicle investigations that he had conducted both in the federal and private sectors. These cases were successfully litigated in the federal court for the southern district of Florida. Mr. Menendez maintains his unique style of storytelling; however, this book is a completely fictional story. The story line will keep the reader transfixed and guessing as to what the conclusion will be. While reading the story, the reader will constantly wonder what the answer is. Dr. Harold Steiner is an internationally recognized researcher who, together with other renown researchers, set out to answer the question which scientists have pondered through the years. What is the reason why some individuals, in rare occasions, become a genius? The question is, why is a genius a genius? Dr. Steiner, as the main researcher and project director for the Genius Project, spent over ten years researching this question. By accident, as often occurs in science, he makes a discovery, and at first, he does not understand the enormous implication of what he has discovered. He came to realize his discovery could alter the balance of power in the world if improperly utilized. If utilized with the intent of helping the human race, it could help in curing many types of mental illnesses. He and his fellow researchers preferred risking death rather than allowing this discovery to fall in the hands of the intelligence community of nations. His final act was to place upon the shoulders of his son and daughter-in- law the responsibility for the future course of this discovery.

About the Author

Mr. Menendez began his government career conducting national security investigations. He also conducted some of the first background investigations of astronauts, most of whom ultimately travelled to the moon. He enforced the Voting Rights laws in the 1960s and 1970s all over the southern United States. He was later employed by the US Department of Labor’s Labor Management Services Administration as supervisory special agent. He enforced the provisions of the Taft Hartley Act. Mr. Menendez later transferred to the US Department of Justice’s Miami Organized Crime Strike Force. He became the special agent in charge of the Office for Organized Crime and Labor Racketeering Section. Special Agent Menendez was appointed to President Reagan’s Commission on Organized Crime as staff investigator from 1984 to 1987. He served as secretary of labor for the State of Florida from 1987 to1992. Mr. Menendez participated in a joint venture with the law firm of Holland and Knight, a national law firm, after his retirement as secretary of Labor. The company Corporate Integrity Services provided investigative services to the law firm. Mr. Menendez was vice president and senior investigative consultant of the company. Upon his retirement from federal service, his government service history was read into the congressional record by Senator Lawton Chiles during the first session of the One-Hundredth Congress. Eugene F. Methvin, senior editor of Reader’s Digest, wrote an article on Mr. Menendez and his contributions towards organized crime and labor racketeering investigations in the August 1987 edition, titled “Union in Bondage.” Mr. Menendez at times was a visiting lecturer at the FBI Academy located in Quantico, Virginia. The lectures were on methods of conducting organized crime and labor racketeering investigations.