The Pheasant - John Anslinger

The Pheasant follows the struggles of Tommy Vicardo, a Georgia Bureau of Investigation detective, to bring his partner’s murderers to justice. His work draws the unexpected help of unique bedfellows; each of them has a story of their own. When a politically connected drug lord crafts the theft of a nuclear weapon to clone it for profit, his evil web envelops numerous lives, including Tommy and his partner. Tommy solicits FBI and CIA cooperation to unravel the mystery, but the drug lord’s political connections thwart prosecution of the perpetrators. Can Tommy convince a dedicated ATF agent to resume the investigation?