The Template

<p>Former President Joshua Johnson is found dead face down in the water off the boat dock of his lakeshore home. The case looks simple enough - probably a heart attack. Special Agent Derrick Bone is called in to investigate but he's suspicious. Just a month before the former president's annual physical reported he was in perfect health.</p><p>Prior to his death Johnson had generated a number of enemies. Over the preceding eighteen months he led the charge for major changes in global environmental policy going so far as to suggest a Template for worldwide sustainability. This roused the anger of those opposed to environmental reforms.</p><p>Meanwhile the world is overwhelmed by a rising tide of natural disasters. Droughts plagues and tsunamis rock modern civilization. But what do these tragedies have to do with the death of a former president? Written as a parable <i>The Template</i> portrays the possible future of our planet framed within a murder investigation and explores alternatives to the crises that come with climate change.</p>