The Hooligan

Barney Pepper was Albert Packard’s closest advisor when Packard was a Governor and after he became President. Now, thirty years later, Pepper is down on his luck. Reluctantly, he accepts an offer to organize a symposium to explore the long covered up secret of the Packard administration. What is revealed is an enigmatic plot that could have rocked the world. The Hooligan is a clandestine tale of international conspiracy and political intrigue—clashing the worldly values of pragmatism and cunning against the spiritual realm of the uncanny and supernatural.
* What is the nefarious secret plan President Albert Packard intends to unleash at the upcoming Summit with the Soviet premier?
*Who is the obscure, mystical Soviet dissident, Yuri Belov?
*What has caused the ratings of the new late night talk show, The Bernie Frank Show to plummet?
*What is the secret agreement between the President's duplicitous National Security Advisor and his Soviet counterpart?
* What does Yuri Belov say during his television interview with Bernie Frank that could rock the world?
It’s a time before Letterman and Leno, when the cold war was hot, when Albert F. Packard was President. Keeping his religious fanaticism secret from even his closest advisors, President Packard has a nefarious plan he intends to unleash at the upcoming summit with the Soviet Premier. As a goodwill gesture prior to the summit, the Soviets release a seemingly inconsequential dissident named Yuri Belov. The U.S. intelligence agencies have no information on Belov. Meanwhile, Millard Hampton, legendary producer of The Bernie Frank Show discovers some startling information about Belov. Hampton arranges for Bernie Frank to tape an interview with Belov in Israel. What Belov says would shock the world. Neither the U.S., the Soviets nor the Israelis want the interview to air. The Hooligan clashes the worldly values of political pragmatism against the mystical realm of the supernatural.