Brief description:
From the dust jacket:
Ringnockers reveals West Point's untold inner circle-the Old Grads. A brotherhood bound by their class rings, this covert society of military, political, and financial icons tends the fate of their proud alma mater. Led by multimillionaire entrepreneur T. Buckminstcr Sterling, seven Old Grads pool their wealth, ingenuity, and fanaticism to resurrect West Point's tarnished image. Fueled by American sports mania, Sterling blazes a path of bribery and racketeering, building an Army football dynasty on the shoulders of star quarterback, Cadet Cody Straup, a prodigal athlete with a checkered past.
But as Army's football season climaxes, Straup's personal problems threaten to reveal the Old Grads‘ treachery, sparking a controversial suicide-or is it? Only the quarterbacks best friend, Cadet Joel Gerardi, and a brilliant plebe, Cadet Thorne, dare to seek the truth. Together, the pair Wages War to appease Straup's memory and preserve West Point's honor.
Ringnockers reveals West Point's untold inner circle-the Old Grads. A brotherhood bound by their class rings, this covert society of military, political, and financial icons tends the fate of their proud alma mater. Led by multimillionaire entrepreneur T. Buckminstcr Sterling, seven Old Grads pool their wealth, ingenuity, and fanaticism to resurrect West Point's tarnished image. Fueled by American sports mania, Sterling blazes a path of bribery and racketeering, building an Army football dynasty on the shoulders of star quarterback, Cadet Cody Straup, a prodigal athlete with a checkered past.
But as Army's football season climaxes, Straup's personal problems threaten to reveal the Old Grads‘ treachery, sparking a controversial suicide-or is it? Only the quarterbacks best friend, Cadet Joel Gerardi, and a brilliant plebe, Cadet Thorne, dare to seek the truth. Together, the pair Wages War to appease Straup's memory and preserve West Point's honor.
Publication
Diezel Pr Inc (2000), 344 pages