Felix's paranoid thoughts focus on Officer Jerpbak, with whom he has several hostile and unrelated encounters throughout. The book is set during the high profile war on drugs in Northern California administered by George Deukmejian in the early 1980s. Book information Budding Prospects by T. C. Boyle Hardcover - (first edition) published by Viking Press Paperback - published by Penguin Books TV adaptation In September, 2016, Amazon Video greenlit a pilot based on the book. The series stars Will Sasso as Gesh, and is directed by Terry Zwigoff. The pilot became available for streaming on March 17, 2017. References External links T.C. Boyle's official website 1984 American novels Novels by T. C. Boyle Novels set in California Mendocino County, California Viking Press books