Wile, Jon

As a youth, one of Jon Wile's favorite haunts was Rhode Island's Gold Cost. Local tradition swelled his mind with mysterious tales of the elite wielding their power and money behind coastal mansions. A classical education and many years spent studying Greek and Roman literature evolved into a writing career that focused on familiar places. This novel was several years in the making. Its scenes and characters came from all ends of the globe. The author reached back into history, weaving a fictional history of a powerful consortium. The story followed the symbols that drew its characters along d...