A racially diverse boomtown filled with newfound wealth and cunning politicians. The protagonist is Charles Croker, a once college football star now an affluent Atlanta conglomerate magnate whose inflated ego finally ran aground against reality. Charlie owns a sprawling 29,000-acre quail-shooting plantation, has a demanding second wife, and faces mounting debt in his half-empty office complex.
Charlie's business empire faces a major threat after a lavish birthday celebr...