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Russian Deceptions, American Deep Fakes, Unorthodox Ideas, and Gentle Love

Pastor Clem Dudas is a man of exquisite contradictions; a charismatic preacher who features rattlesnakes in his worship, a businessman developing fake AI “exposés,” a schemer with clandestine Russian connections. When Clem’s wife and two favorite snakes go missing, Bud Randolph takes the case. Bud shares Clem’s politics, a quirky disposition of his own, and a far different link to Russia; Bud travels there seeking love. One mystery turns into two. Bud’s romance heats up, just as Russia attacks Ukraine. Bud’s straight forward case of missing snakes and his Russian love quest descend into nonsensical chaos.

Detective Fiction in the era of Trump

If you’re astounded by claims of pedophiles running the government, the thought of micro-chips doing the backstroke in vaccines, and the belief that the earth is truly flat, wait till you meet Stan and Bud. The two detectives argue over everything crazy or sane, while trying to solve multiple missing persons cases that span two decades. Along the way they encounter Covid-19, preachers claiming holy healing magic, a man who channels his deceased canine, a brush with January 6 madness and a body or two residing at the bottom of a mine pit in Navajo country, New Mexico. – And, despite the chaos, a sweet romance.