The Mercy of the Puddles

About the Book

A fast-paced comic adventure of stolen antiquities and the New York art world featuring an unlikely hero named Fred Munson. Fred, a New York co-op based Quixote perched somewhere between Willy Loman and Indiana Jones becomes obsessed with a pristine Greek vase from the fifth century BC and a pottery shard he sees in a grainy video. Both bear ancient graffiti which he believes may have come from the same hand – and which he believes may lead to the lost works of Euripides.

Fred’s unlikely odyssey takes him on a wild journey through a fleabag hooker hotel, a late-night talk show, the Soho loft of a beautiful Russian curator and the back offices of the Metropolitan Museum, all the while attempting to duck the wrath of a wealthy Museum donor and keep his marriage intact.

About the Author

Ron Gillespie owns Numismatic Rarities, Ltd., a New York-based rare coin dealership which specializes in classical coins of ancient Greece and Rome. He lives in Westchester, New York with his wife, Sarah, and two cats.