The King and His Agents

About the Book

It is 1984 in the island nation of San Diamo and conditions of poverty, crime, corruption, hardship; all overseen by President. Fredricio DeOrtiz are running rampant in the country with no efforts to change. Hoping to change the situation for himself and his family, a young Juan Santano joins the army, but this does little to alleviate any hardship. One day, tensions and outrage in the country boil over and this leads Juan to a chanced encounter with an ambitious and charismatic army lieutenant. An encounter that would lead Juan to tragedy and an inner battle that would end with him making one of the biggest decisions of his life.

About the Author

Donato J. Davis was born in the city of Newark, NJ to two Jamaican parents (the last of five children to his mother and first of two to his father). Due to a family tragedy, he moved to St. Andrew, Jamaica where he was raised, with his father at the age of two. He grew up in the town of Patrick City and during his childhood, was a very energetic and imaginative boy who unknowingly, had an affinity for writing and telling stories. During his fifteen years in Jamaica, he attended the high school, Jamaica College where he was a member of the lacrosse team and other activities. Upon his graduation from the school at the age of seventeen, he returned to the United States on his own and settled in the state of Connecticut where he attended the University of Connecticut as a journalism and communications student. Now the young, aspiring author is looking to bring his talent and passion for writing and storytelling to a larger audience in his first book, "The King and His Agents".