The Devil Won't Care

<p><center><i>About</i><br><b>The Devil Won't Care</b><br><i>A novel of betrayal and retribution</i></center></p><p><i>The Devil Won't Care</i> delves into the career of Lanny Lessner a journalist who rockets to fame and wealth with a hard-hitting documentary about the decline of his home town after a spate of factory closings. Revered by millions Lessner seems poised to become the Ralph Nader of his generation.</p><p>But Lessner has a dark side replete with shady dealings antisocial behavior and mean-spirited hypocrisy. The filmmaker's saga is retold by a friend and supporter Warren Hill whose narrative chronicles their relationship. As the story evolves Hill confronts a growing body of evidence that Lessner intoxicated by his celebrity status is a crass deceptive manipulative phony whose shortcomings mimic those of the targets of his pungent wit.</p><p><i>The Devil Won't Care</i> addresses some of the flaws of a dysfunctional society in which What's in it for me? is the common denominator. Checkbook photojournalism celebrity worship reality TV and our sound-bite culture are all laid bare. On a broader level the book is a morality tale in which the narrator is forced to confront his deepest fears and emotions set against a backdrop of deception atonement and redemption.</p>