The Terrorist Plot at Gopherville: Trust the authorities to screw it up.

by Steve Bartholomew

Bradshaw is a crazy geezer who eats roadkill, talks to a gnome, and would like to overthrow the Government. He's also a genius who has discovered a perilous secret. Along the way he also finds some love.

147 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 2006

About the author

The author was born a long time ago. He spent three years in the US Army where he learned a lot of vital skills, such as how to use a soldering iron and screwdriver, as well as how to make the bed, mop the floor, and wash dishes. He grew up and spent most of his life in San Francisco. After obtaining a useless liberal arts degree, he became a social worker and did more than 20 years in the mean streets of New York City, San Francisco, and rural California.

He is now devoted to writing books, which he should have been doing in the first place. He has written some science fiction and fantasy, but is now mainly interested in tales of the Old West. Previous publications include The Terrorist Plot at Gopherville, Gold, A Tale of the California Gold Rush, Journey to Rhyolite and Chapel Perilous.

Reviews

[Richard Sutton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gopherville had never seen anything like it, but then, the way Bartholomew handles this political satire, I suppose no where else has either. This is a rollicking, laugh-filled expose of the nature of Homeland Security and particularly biting commentary in the light of recent news. I use the term security as lightly as does author Bartholomew. He's never let me down and with this re-release, I was glued to the page start to finish.

If you have a sneaking suspicion that not all is as it seems when it comes to either those one-stop towns that dot the landscape between the shores; when it comes to official news releases on any subject; the guys in the black suits; or on those shabby, "between the cracks" folks, this is your book. If you have trouble remembering which color alert code is in effect today, this novella won't help. It will give you quite a few good laughs, but it won't help make you feel more secure. It would make an absolutely phenomenal film, and I hope it gets optioned immediately, while it's still fresh! Thanks again, Steve!

[Martha Steward · Rating 5 out of 5]

The end is abolutely hilarious...a great weekend read.

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