In the world of the near future, who will control your life?

Senator William Thatcher votes to do the right thing and learns no good deed goes unpunished.The head of a new government agency threatens to kidnap his eleven yearold son, Billy, if Thatcher doesn't play along.

Carol Thatcher, chafes under new restrictions against women and is threatened by themysterious appearance of a woman who might have been Thatcher's formerlover. What does the woman want of Thatcher?

Jamila, a cultural attache at the Moroccan Embassy, is blackmailed to save herdaughter by smuggling a suitcase nuclear weapon into America.

Reverend John is on a direct mission from God to convert unbelievers - no matter how many he has to terrorize and kill.

The Punishments is funny, unexpected, horrifying and altogether convincing. It is at once a scathing satire, entertaining and a dire warning.

A page-turning thriller, packed with suspense. The Punishments is a must read for fans of Margaret Atwood, George Orwell and Suzanne Collins.