November 1972. Cobalt City.
Richard Nixon has just recently won re-election, much to the disapproval of the Cobalt Liberty's ace political affairs reporter, Harlan Puchalik. But for a journalist with integrity, there's a huge difference between thinking something stinks and being able to prove it. Then he gets an invite to a high-profile reception. Kissinger's team is coordinating a secretive goodwill offensive for a mysterious Chinese national and his staff. Harlan is only too eager go sniffing around. His investigation into Matthew Zhao and his private meetings with the rich and powerful of Cobalt City brings him to the attention of more than just the government.
Before long, Harlan Puchalik finds himself allied with a small cell of faded heroes and fringe vigilantes, in the crosshairs of the Tatterdemalion, and the possible target of an ancient cabal of assassins.
He's no hero. Just a journalist who believes in the power of the press and doesn't know when to quit. How much is he willing to risk to get to the truth? And who will have to die for him to get it?
Cobalt '72 is a tale of political intrigue set in the popular Cobalt City Universe. A story about immigrants, a nation's loss of innocence, and the obligations of the press when it still had the ability to speak truth to power. A time when a simple, honest man could make a difference.
"Forget the Pentagon Papers. Move over, Woodward and Bernstein. The biggest scoop of the 1970s is about to be broken by reporter Harlan Puchalik, if he can survive the investigation. A fabulous stand-alone novel set in the city where superheroes never sleep and even an ordinary guy can make a difference." - Rosemary Jones, Wrecker of Engines
"A nostalgic, powerful smash-bam-pow from a master of the craft!" - Erik Scott de Bie, Eye for an Eye
