Collapse pt 1

The book Collapse starts somewhere around the year 2027 during which america is in a war with the middle east along with Europe and the american people are facing a second great depression along with undetectable terrorists. The story follows the veiwpoints and lives of several people including a billionaire named Howard Beck, the chief of police in a small town in Texas, a group of hurricane survivors in florida, a prison inmate, and the President and through them and a few others  we see the dire situation the author has set for america just just 13 years from now.

 In the first few chapters of the book we see the characters and how they are living, we also learn of a few characters pasts. The first character we see really change at all is the cheif of police in Texas, Max.In the very begining of the book Max is grumpy, lazy, and addicted to painkillers for his mysterious injury in his leg. When Max hears of a massive catagory 5 hurricane much like the one that, in the story, destroyed Florida he suddenly becomes very passionate about his job and for the first time in years takes chargeto evacuate his small town.