Monarchs and Mendicants

A Navy Seal suffering from PTSD and a painful past returns to St. Louis from Afghanistan and loses everything. Homeless, he wants only to find work and be left alone, but he is drawn into a group of street people who are being hunted by a serial killer and used by the local mob boss. To save himself, he must fight his way from tragedy to triumph and lead his "friends" on a journey from despair to hope.

In a mystery with heavy literary leanings, you will be reminded why no one wants to make eye contact with a beggar, but you will also discover that if you do it often enough, you may eventually stare into the soul of a king, for greatness is as often concealed by the robes of monarchs as it is by the rags of mendicants.

Walk the broken sidewalks leading through the middle of a struggle between individualism and collectivism where a society with too many followers can only be saved by a courageous, yet reluctant, leader. Monarchs and Mendicants is today's political adventure dragged down to the gritty, personal level of the streets and alleys of an urban area. Its theme of honoring the individual not only embraces the substance of the American psyche but gives voice to man's constant longing for independence. What readers are saying:

"This page-turning intense drama will keep you questioning and wondering until the very end."-Valerie Caraotta

"A Story of deep and tragic truths."-Veritas Vincit

"Profound and moving prose that you won't forget."-John J. Staughton

"Gifford is an intriguing and troubled character that makes for a fantastic read."-Owen Robinson

From the book: "Without a singular devotion to self, your greatness will be lost. It remains for monarchs and mendicants to save one before saving others, to lead one before leading others, and that one is the self of you."

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