On the Eradication of Smallpox and the Intractability of Raccoons (2nd ed.)

Ned Alexander is a freshly minted journalism school graduate, under-experienced and over-educated, and he just pulled down "the last job in town" in Tucson, Arizona. As Ned notes, "If people know you're from Harvard, they'll hire you so they can tell you what to do, and feel good when you screw up." When proponents of the death penalty begin showing up dead themselves, Ned has no time for screw-ups, and he has to draw on all of his background, connections, and problem-solving skills to get to th