A Satire by Yancey Williams
Yancey Williams’ latest novel, Rome & Joliet, opens with one Satchel Xavier Gilespie (that’s with one L) out traipsing around in the northeast Georgia woods with his new girlfriend. She’s nineteen years his junior. It’s hardly a nature walk. Hardly, either, some silly, introspective or transcendental commune with Mother Nature herself. And, it’s certainly not even another pig squealing happenstance with a bunch of good old boys from Dickey-land’s Deliverance. Oh, no. This is serious stuff. This is about redemption. And, as we all know, redemption is all about salvation. And salvation, when fully played out, is all about restitution.
Summary
Gilespie, the ex-Vice Chancellor of Central Intelligence, has been recently demoted from his prestigious position after a very public reprimand and very private off-the-record stand down. For the former Fulbright scholar, it’s a crushing blow to his rather humongous, civil servant ego. From the story’s inception, Agent Gilespie’s out there, figuratively speaking of course. As well, he’s right smack dab in the middle of a pristine Georgia forest trying to uncover a stash of illegal weapons which he hopes will jump start his foiled career and return him to prominence within the agency. Remember, it’s been his life, his lifestyle, you might say, for almost twenty years. To put it mildly, this is no easy task because Gilespie (one L) has as his one main goal: the prize capture and incarceration of top Mafia don, Capulet Benvolio.
Between the Cuban cigars, self-destructive lechery and womanizing, the twisted turn of events amidst the other twisted turn of events and eventual yet fateful hat tricks too clever to mention, our man, Gilespie, conquers all. Sort of. Almost. See for yourself. Rome & Joliet is filled with a cast of characters learned students of fine literature will uncover once again only this time you might not recognize them in their reissued status as they are even more memorable, irresistibly engaging, and too humorous for words, that is, of course, if you’re reading within the lines and actual text of Yancey Williams’ most recent creation, Rome & Joliet. The stage is set. Let the raucous comedy begin. Read on.
