Bullet 59 A Ruthless Calculation

What if the ones who made the money paid the price?Another mass shooting. A young, disturbed man with an assault rifle opens fire in a church. The killer is stopped after emptying two, thirty-round magazines into the congregation. Light, powerful and portable, with no specialized training required, the Strident Stryke and other high-capacity assault rifles are easily available and tailor-made for mass murderers. And when ¿bad¿ guys use assault rifles to slaughter innocent Americans, gun sales explode, and the ¿good¿ guys who make them get much, much richer.Sonny Langstrom suffers a devastating loss as a result of the 59th bullet. A bullet which would never have been fired had the gunman been limited to ten-round magazines.Robert Bellis, CEO of Strident Arms, makes millions of dollars a year and a seven figure bonus. He knows that gun sales skyrocket after each mass shooting, and that he will be rewarded.It¿s a ruthless calculation: higher body counts mean higher profits. Strident will profit while nameless victims pay the price. Robert Bellis gets a bigger bonus because more people died on the floor of Faith Unity Christian Church.Sonny Langstrom decides to make a difference. He decides to change the calculation. Bullet 59 is an intelligent thriller which tells a story of family, heartbreak, greed, and revenge. It explores the consequences of seeking peace through violence. It is a political and legal thriller for our time.