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Brian Aldrich
Brian Aldrich is an Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice in the Minnesota State system. He has several edited publications on housing for the poor and refugees in t...view moreBrian Aldrich is an Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice in the Minnesota State system. He has several edited publications on housing for the poor and refugees in the Third World. He spent two years in the Philippines in the "Presbyterian Peace Corps"; a new form of Christian ministry developed in the 1960's. The U.S. Peace Corps and also, Papal Volunteers were created during that same time period. Berserking Dreams is a murder mystery taking place in the far southern Philippine Island of Mindanao. The time period is right after WW II and independence for the Republic of the Philippines, still under the control of colonial companies, and prior to the formation of the Moro Autonomous Regions. A time of great change and conflict. Michael Stuart, a young Peace Corpsman, is called upon to help solve the murder of one of the plantation owners. He is shot and wounded in the process; his assistant is gunned down. He meets the killer face-to-face in the end.view less