Guard

With rising crime rates and frequent terrorist attacks, the government abolishes state's rights and creates a national police force. Without the bureaucratic red tape of the now eliminated state and local law enforcement agencies, and under the iron hand of a corrupt federal police force, the crime rate drops dramatically. At first, the citizens are pleased with the changes in spite of loosing some of their civil liberties. Eventually, dissention and unrest develops among the more liberal minded, but the dissenters are singled out and banished from government in an effort to stop the rebellion. Jack and Nolan Treece must now try to save what's left of American freedom. Thus begins a struggle between two factions that draws the Treece brothers deeper into the realm of THE GUARD.

This is Mr. Slaton's first novel. He is currently working on his second book. The author resides in Cape Coral, Florida.