Lincoln, Rocky & Zeke

About the Book

Despite their differences, the three college students were drawn together, their friendship cemented by a near-fatal automobile accident. As each begins their different career pursuits, their lives play out in ways that will ironically bring them back together.

Torn by his growing lack of faith, Lincoln returns to his father's church and develops non-religious sermons which prove wildly popular to the working class congregations. His popularity leads to a nationwide broadcast of his sermons and when his "dream" about a worker's day of protest brings the economy to a halt, he is catapulted into being an icon for the plight of the working man. He is asked to become a spokesman for the newly formed Worker's United national labor union.

Meanwhile, Rocky ruthlessly transforms his father's folksy bank into a modern, regional power, casting his father aside in the process. His loveless marriage to Robin is designed to leverage her good looks to his advantage in his subsequent quest for power and fame. Rocky sells the bank to a Wall Street firm where he becomes a highly sucessful executive. As he becomes a prominent player on "the street," Rocky attracts The Ten, a coalition of powerful men whose see him as a political puppet for implementing their secret vision for the country.

Zeke follows his passion for investigative reporting to New York where he labors at three jobs as he searches for employment as a writer. He is surprised to encounter Robin, ostensibly on a shopping trip, who seduces him and the two begin a heated love affair. Zeke finally gets his break and he quickly gains fame as a popular columnist and later as host of a national television news show. His affair with Robin creates a confusing mixture of guilt and pleasure amidst his meteoric success, particularly when Rocky emerges as a political star.

The story follows the arc of three lives and how their pursuits enrich, then test their friendships, causing each to examine what they really wanted in life and what they were willing to do to achieve those goals. Told amidst a backdrop of current issues and events,"Lincoln,Rocky and Zeke" is a tale of romance,intrigue and self-discovery.

About the Author

Dr. Haddock is retired and lives with his wife, Marilyn, in Northern Virginia.