Dire Means, a novel

Can fear breed love?
What if a ruthless vigilante transformed one of America's most affluent, coveted beach-side cities, ending all homelessness within its borders in a matter of days? The ambitious mission isn't accomplished by any brilliant appeal to public benevolence, nor by relocating the homeless. A bizarre method uses carefully-targeted fear to cure public apathy toward homeless citizens. In Dire Means, Geoffrey Neil weaves a tale of a city under siege, forced to comply with the Golden Rule as a means of survival.