The Year of the Dog

As young Keith crosses paths with two beautiful women and two powerful older men in Washington, DC, their stories crash into each other in a way none of them were prepared for. Once a series of interlocking events sends him diving into DC's dark core of drug smuggling, campaign finance, and international guerilla warfare, Keith will lose his illusions, his innocence, and nearly, his mind. Between rash Keith, sly and skillful Tara, cool Kelly, tragic villain Sef, and dazzling Senator Cobb, it is never clear who is the hunter and who is the prey. Will fate mete out just punishment or simply cut down the innocent? Unpaid debts exert an irresistible pull and as the main actors are propelled towards the climactic resolution lives will be lost and the survivors will bear their scars forever.The Year of the Dog is a thrilling coming-of-age story about sex, dependency, and crime vut also about the the detour that life takes on its path to real love. As the characters and their destiny unveil themselves, you will find yourself drawn into the colorful underbelly of DC's curated exterieur. Trading power, sex and money, while aspiring to preserve a smidgen of their souls, Washingtonians have never been depicted in starker colors. This gripping, extremely visual and graphic novel by Jack Keppler is a captivating read about the mesh formed by the forces of light and dark and the search for love that hurls us forward trying to disentangle it.