Malcolm Bidwell is young, smart, and ambitious-and he's just been hired by mistake by newly elected Premier Steven Davis as his "go-to guy" for every political mess that needs cleaning up. And there are plenty of messes-from a cabinet minister caught in a vice sting to the premier's animal cruelty charge for killing a crow. Negotiating his way through the treacherous and wickedly funny corridors of power, Malcolm is forced to make difficult choices: between what's right and what's expedient, and between his old friends and his new career. Set in the quirky, combative, and darkly comic world of British Columbia politics-where your friends can be more dangerous than your enemies-Slouching Towards Innocence is a story of politics, love and life.

Ron Norman was an award-winning newspaper reporter, columnist and editor before working for twelve years in the British Columbia government. When he left government, he was Deputy Minister and Head of Communications--one of the highest positions attainable in the public service. He lives in Brentwood Bay, BC. Slouching Towards Innocence is his first novel.

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