President Sybil Norton Daniels's presidency is tumultuous, to put it mildly. In this, the eleventh book of the series, there are rumors of war and some serious skirmishes, a legal battle over secession moving seriously through the courts, and beaucoup troubles for the harried president--the first woman to hold the office. There is a scandal popularly known as the "New Teapot Dome Scandal, ' a National Enquirer contrived and photoshopped lurid expose, ' a hate crime by New Confederate secessionists that incites riot, and "The Trial of the Century, " the National Guard is called out, the draft is reinstated. US missiles deal with a North Korean missile and artillery threat. It will be a wonder if Sybil can juggle all of the balls that keep coming her way.