改遍自Jeff Hobbs的传记作品《The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace》这本书的主人公是一个新泽西州纽瓦克贫民窟里长大的男孩子，名叫罗伯特皮斯。他被耶鲁大学生物学专业录取，却在三十岁的时候，在贩毒帮派的斗殴中暴死街头。故事以罗伯特的耶鲁室友为叙述者，以旁观者的角度讲述了这个看似从原生阶级逆袭，而依然无法逃离悲剧命运的故事。The story of an inner-city Newark kid who attends Yale yet ultimately suc cumbs to harsh economic realities and the demons of his past.
When a favored incumbent suddenly suspends his candidacy for Congress, an embittered but brilliant campaign strategist is lured out of retirement and convinces Reverend Dave Hill to run for office. The race pits them both against formidable opponents from their past, each with plans to inexorably remove religion's influence on public policy. Set against a backdrop of unprecedented political, civil and spiritual unrest, Dave struggles to answer an increasingly relevant question of our time: Is God dead in American politics?
