"Andy Boychuk is a successful Saskatchewan politician<U+2013>until one sweltering August afternoon when the party faithful gather at a picnic. All of the key people in Boychuk<U+2019>s life<U+2013>family, friends, enemies<U+2013>are there. Boychuk steps up to the podium to make a speech, takes a sip of water, and drops dead"--From www.goodreads.com.