A comic thriller by American satirist and Pulitzer Prize winner Dave Barry tells how a nuclear briefcase united the destinies of people who knew nothing about each other: an unlucky advertising agent, an unhappy housewife, teenagers, killers, street thugs, FBI agents and emigrants from Russia. The narrative, the pace of which is constantly inflated, captivates with the virtuosity of the composition, wonderful black humor and unforeseen plot twists, where life or death is decided in a split second. For everyone who loves lively humor and is not afraid to look behind the façade of American democracy in order to feel all the delights of their lifestyle.