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James Patterson, Mike LupicaA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
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Joe Wolf, the patriarch of the wealthy and powerful Wolf family, is alone on his boat, off the coast of San Francisco, reminiscing about old disagreements with his ex-wives and children. Suddenly, an unnamed stowaway surprises him. The stowaway wants to know when Wolf will give up; Wolf responds that he’ll give up when he’s dead. The unnamed stowaway responds: “Fine with me” (9).
The narrative switches to the perspective of Jenny Wolf, Joe’s only daughter. She is a political science teacher and varsity football coach at Hunters Point High in San Francisco. Jenny is tough and well-respected by her athletes. As practice comes to a close, Jenny’s players show her news reports about her father’s death in a supposed drowning.
Danny Wolf, Joe’s oldest son and director of the San Francisco Wolves, a professional football team, is eager to rework the organization now that he is fully in charge. He longs to fire the aging quarterback,
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