This book presents a variety of challenging anesthesia cases that are based on the author's extensive clinical experience and his ongoing mission to learn. The premise is the rebuilding of  the  department of anesthesiology in post-hurricane Katrina, New Orleans. The structure of the book follows a unique fictional format that reads more like a fictional mystery novel with complex anesthesia  cases embedded in the fictional story. The book's goal is to increase the reader's memory of the basic fundamentals of case management in this unique format.