The Magic Bullet

by Bill Keith

The Magic Bullet is a novel about a scientist who discovers the secret of life extension. However, the discovery creates all kinds of problems for him. A recluse billionaire in Chicago -- who is dying -- wants to find the secret and sends his men to kidnap the scientist. Also, the Chinese government hires a New York City Mafia don to find the scientist and learn the secret. The scientist hides out in the Barataria swamps below New Orleans and joins a motorcycle gang en route to the biker's rally at Sturgis, South Dakota, where he is captured by the billionaire's men and taken to Chicago. The reader will laugh and cry but will never forget the dramatic climax.

276 pages

First published March 14, 2012

About the author

Former Louisiana senator Bill Keith earned a bachelor of arts degree in journalism from Wheaton College in Illinois. He continued his studies at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. Following graduation, Keith worked as a journalist for forty years and traveled to thirty-five foreign countries. Some of his journalistic credits include working as a war correspondent in Vietnam, an investigative reporter for the Shreveport Times, and city editor for the Shreveport Journal. He resides in Longview, Texas, with his wife and is a full-time writer. "