Riley and the Great War: 1

Quiet intense and deadly Riley is fated never to live the respectable life he convinces himself he craves. Smart witty and cocky Cornelius fancies himself a lover though hes actually a bit of a bastard. Together theyre a force to be reckoned with.George Patton takes them to meet Pancho Villa. Winston Churchill dines with them. A mysterious secret agent targets them forcing one to spy on Rosa Luxemburg and the other into a fixed boxing match refereed by a young fascist with a Charlie Chaplin mustache. Codebreakers torturers soldiers lovers even a daschund and a tiger -- all of these figure into their adventures.Riley and Cornelius lives trace the twists and turns of the Twentieth Century down unheard-of avenues. That is assuming you believe them.