Rome & Joliet

From the story’s inception, CIA Agent Satchel X. Gilespie (one L) is smack dab in the middle of a pristine Georgia forest, trying to uncover a stash of illegal weapons he hopes will jump start his foiled career and return him to prominence within the agency.

To put it mildly, it’s no easy task — because Gilespie (one L) has one main goal above all others: the prize capture and incarceration of top Mafia don, Capulet Benvolio.

True to its subtitle, A Chapterless Continuum, the novel abandons the comfort of chapters and unspools as a single, unbroken current of story — intricate, frothy, and gloriously embellished, all the way to its restless close.

What to expect

Freshly stated realism, creative zest, and a structure as daring as its cast — a reading experience designed to leave you wanting more. Pablum it’s not.