"THE SUNFLOWER SINNER tells what we always wonder when we read of political scandal: what it felt like to be in the family as the public drama developed...”
 
The daughter of “The Sunflower Sinner,” a charismatic but corrupt Kansas politician, was designated the keeper of his seamy secrets –an exotic mistress, an abortion murderess, an illegal bribe, a delusional mother and an outrageous lifestyle. As he cautioned his young daughter: “This will be our lil’ secret.”
 
Scandal erupted after he plotted a bribe to free his imprisoned abortionist law client. It exploded in a sensational political trial that shocked Kansans, scorched his family, and decimated his gubernatorial dream.