Hope - Joel Spring

A famous national newscaster who callously reads to his audience each evening whatever is on his teleprompter, John is handsome, self-centered, and deeply in love with his wife Julie, a social justice lawyer. When Julie is murdered in court by a client she is defending as a victim of an unjust society, John's comfortable life is shattered. He embarks on a globe-hopping quest to find a just and happy society.

Serious moral questions-deeply entwined with biting satire, ludicrous often funny circumstances, romance and lust, violence and murder (and plenty of fine dining)--propel John's journey.>A surprise ending reveals whether John ever finds what he is seeking.