Spiral - Paperback

by William L. Story (Author)

Bobby Ellis is best known to his friends as "Chug" because he can chug a beer faster than anyone alive. However, when Chug, a likable and decent enough person in many respects, becomes involved in a daytime heist of a restaurant where he accidentally shoots and seriously wounds Florence Scarlata, the mother of Boston's crime boss, he steps into a world he never could have imagined and his life becomes an out of control spiral. Trying to elude both the police and the Mob, Chug gets caught up in a game of deadly pursuit. When Florence Scarlata dies, the rage of her son, William Scarlata, a.k.a. Will Scarlet, knows no bounds and he plans a retribution that defies imagination, one that plays into everyone's worst fear.

Author Biography

William L. Story has taught English, creative writing and various other writing courses. He has published three previous novels and co-authored two others. He enjoys reading novels of crime and particularly enjoys the works of Elmore Leonard, Robert Parker, Nelson DeMille, Michael Connelly and James Lee Burke. His current primary hobby is most things Italian: the food, the wine, the people, the country and, of course, the language. He has taught himself a smattering of the bella lingua and is able to stumble through a conversation. He enjoys traveling, especially to Italy. He lives near Boston with his wife Marie.