Tinker's Dam

In a near‑future Washington where telepaths are both feared and coveted, Gyp Tinker—an unflappable FBI director—gets a sudden, urgent summons that thrusts him into the heart of a brewing crisis. As a massive crowd gathers outside the agency’s headquarters, the public’s frenzy over a captured “snake,” a telepath seized by a rival gang, turns the city’s streets into a tense arena of suspicion and spectacle.

Tinker’s calm authority cuts through the chaos as he steps into the building, confronting the enigmatic prisoner and the conspiratorial forces that delivered him. With a blend of dry humor and steely resolve, he must navigate bureaucratic pressure, media hysteria, and the looming threat of foreign powers eager to exploit the mind‑bender’s abilities. The opening sets the stage for a high‑stakes game of power, where every decision could tip the balance between national security and a new, unsettling kind of warfare.