Amendment A Novel

While visiting a mental institution in upstate New York a catholic priest encounters a strange patient by the name of Jude Thaddeus. For some unknown reason Jude has been incarcerated and heavily sedated for many years. In a brief encounter with Father Mulrooney, Jude secretly passes an ingeniously disguised hand written manuscript detailing the one of the greatest conspiracy in American history. Jude was a former Wall Street power broker with a genius for the game of chess. As a young grandmaster he had the skill and financial backing to set in motion a strategy to fulfill the life long presidential dream of Nelson Rockefeller the wealthiest most politically powerful man in America. Jude’s strategy included manipulated elections, leverage of world events and amending the U.S. constitution. The Watergate setup, the oil crises and the 25th Amendment and more were part of these critical historical events. Is this the imagination of a lunatic, or did this really happen? That’s what the audience left trying to answer.Fitzgerald, John is the author of 'Amendment A Novel', published 2005 under ISBN 9780595335305 and ISBN 0595335306.