Mortals : a novel
(Book)

Originally published: New York : A.A. Knopf, 2003.

"Nobody here is entirely what he claims to be. Ray Finch is not just a Milton scholar but a CIA agent. His doted-upon wife, Iris, is also a possible adulteress. And Davis Morel, the black alternative physician who is undertaking a quixotic campaign to de-Christianize Africa, may also be her lover. As a spy, Ray ought to have no trouble confirming his suspicions. But there's the distraction of actual spying. Most of all, there's the problem of love"--Page 4 of cover.