With barely two weeks left before America's most-hyped-ever presidential election, challenger Richard Benton's daughter has just mysteriously vanished On cue, the mainstream media-led by ZIPNews ("Brief News for a Busy Planet")-explodes with chaos, bringing out the best and worst of Richard Benton and just about everyone else in the country, including Benton's increasingly nervous sponsors (Southern Pride Chicken-"The Dark Meat People"), and Candy Leggs, the greatest blonde newsgirl in the World. With the cameras rolling, and ZIPNews' helicopter chasing his every step, Benton must come to grips with the larger meaning of his candidacy, and his role as a person and father. Should he simply drop out of the race and join the search like an ordinary father-or join the search and stay in? Second Round Achiever: 2012 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Contest