Dieter Gartelmann had moved to Australia from Germany in 1953, and straight off to high school, learning English and the ways of the new country. The full lifecycle of a migrant escaping from the past, marriage and four great children. After a 45-year IT career followed by a postgraduate study in cybersecurity, he now lives alone; with a new interest in writing. This is his second book. He had previously experienced the very good in America. When Trump lost the election but claimed voter fraud, that fired up the existing divisions in the country to new levels, close to inciting a civil war. Gartelmann decided to write a book where the new president, by hook or by crook, tackled not only the pandemic but all other political evils contributing to the country’s divisions. By writing a book of fiction, he was free to create characters that people could love and adore, hate and despise. He made their reaction to the pandemic the story of this thriller.