"Some of us spend decades learning how to write. Mark Gilleo is one of those rare naturals – or at least it seems that way," says Jeff Stein, columnist and National Security Editor of Spytalk. Gilleo's novels have received numerous awards and literary recognition, including winning a National Indie Excellence Award and a Beach Book Festival award, and being a finalist in the William Faulkner-Wisdom creative writing competition. Meanwhile, readers are responding enthusiastically to Gilleo's refined combination of unique, relatable characters and intricate, nuanced plotting.