Turmoil: N, Tumult

By Jan Sanborn Raymond

Juneau Rigging, a young man of modest journalistic ambition living a quiet bachelor life, has a chance meeting that leads to a job almost too good to be true. He is hired to document the activities of a wealthy entrepreneur, Chester Turmoil. Juneau's job is to develop a written and photographic record of an Estate Chester plans in a remote Northern California Valley. Chester later requests Juneau also document Chester's campaign for a Congress. Surprised to hear Chester is politically active Juneau begins investigating other threads forming the tapestry of Chester's life of independent wealth. His search produces a steady stream of stories about odd conflicts that arose out of Chester's uncompromising idealism. As the Estate construction proceeds Juneau realizes that he and Chester are both attracted to Sazi, the sunny but businesslike young female architect Chester hired to design the estate. Once construction begins it becomes apparent Roy, a chatty free spirit hired as General Contractor, finds Sazi much more interesting than the job. Animosity grows between Chester and Roy rooted in jealousy, personality differences, and conflicts over Roy's job performance. When Roy's estranged wife shows up at the project the animosity between Chester and Roy erupts into a violent confrontation that evolves into Chester's apparent death. Juneau and Sazi share shock about the events of night leading to Chester's apparent death, so Juneau, partly for an excuse to stay in touch with Sazi, suggests they work together to learn more about Chester, and to clarify the ambiguity of his death. Subsequent odd, comic, touching and tragic events play out across Northern California, making Chester the unwitting architect of future of both Juneau and Sazi.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1980791678
• ISBN13: 9781980791676
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"