In The Company Of Decent Men: The second novel in The Decent Men Series [Paperback]

In the Company of Decent Men is a political action thriller with its share of true heroes. These are not superheroes or darky flawed stick figures of extraordinarily violent and fantastic behavior. These heroes are instead the good, decent and ordinary men and women who always have been a preponderant element in the high drama of life especially when compared with people publicly adored as heroes, deserved or not.The significant and minor characters, even the bad ones, all have substance.The book examines the length of lifes shadows cast beyond a single event and one generation, where good begets good, evil can beget more evil, and the variances in between. It is not a story focusing only on an old war, but is an opportunity to examine one set of shadows and perceptions in the context of the Navys coastal and inland war in Vietnam and 35 years thereafter in the context of a national election. This examination is beyond the superficial.Andy intends to take advantage of several sources he developed for book sales of the first novel in the series. These include:

• Presentations at independent and chain bookstores in Houston, San Antonio and Austin. Specifically, Book People (Austin), Blue Willow Book Store and River Oaks Book Store (Houston) and at least two Houston locations of Barnes & Noble. When told of the series, each extended an invitation to schedule signings on the second novel, ICDM.
• This author graduated from Lamar High School in Houston and the University of Texas College of Arts & Sciences and School of Law in Austin, and is an active participant in their alumni gatherings. Each of these entities willingly post notices of alumni activities. Similarly, as a former State of Texas Assistant D.A., Assistant U.S. Attorney and a defense counsel, Andy enjoys a wide range of contacts.
• Mr. Horne, a former Naval Officer, is a member of Swift Boat Sailors Association and the Military Writers Society of America. The latter favorably rel3¦