Writer Dennis McCutcheon is facing the loss of his job at a small Pennsylvania university while coping with the aftereffects of a bitter divorce But when his alma mater Wayne State University offers to produce one of his plays Swept Away the news seems like the solution to all his problemsampnbspFrom there Dennis falls almost immediately into a love affair with a beautiful married woman only to suddenly find himself mugged on a Detroit street then suspected of killing his lovers husband His luck is coming at a price and he begins to suspect he may be the pawn in a clever murder plot centering on sex and moneyampnbspFilled with pop culture references and spiced by possible paranormal activities Arnie Johnstons Swept Away is a raucous and unpredictable adventure unfolding amid Detroit neighborhoods and landmarks a pageturning story questioning all the while Americas preoccupation with fame and fortune
