A novel of the supernatural and the evil that men do, spanning centuries and two nations. A story that blends the genres of science fiction, history and mystery.

Set during the contagion of COVID in 2020 in Southern California, it tells the story of one Gunther, the tragic arc of his life, and his efforts to unravel what he believes is a curse on himself and his ancestors from Germany. It is a tale of a sinister alien Gunther calls the Elf Man, who may or may not exist other than in the mind of Gunther.

Is the Elf Man real, or the product of Gunther's paranoia? Is there a psychological explanation buried in Gunther's past?Backstories describe Gunther's life and the life of Gunther's Father, Heinrich, a secretive ex prisoner of war who emigrated to the United States after World War 2. In Southern California history Charles Manson's Spahn ranch, a religious cult in Box Canyon, a movie set in Simi Valley, a nuclear accident, in the Santa Susana Hills, a plane crash and a train wreck figure in the life of Gunther.

In Germany, Freiburg and Nuremberg in the World War era illuminates Hitler's Reich. A tragic encounter with a Rabbi and his son that reverberates through time.

The intersection of the multiverse. A journey to the future.

The mystery of one man's existence. .