The Fleetwood Correspondence: A Devilish Tale of Temptation

William Griffin the author of this enormously witty epistolary novel takes his cue from C. S. Lewis. Like Lewiss beloved Screwtape Letters the letters of a master tempter to his protege this novel contains a packet of letters from one devil to another. The correspondent is an accomplished young demon named Fleetwood. Hes taking a break from his high-powered position in the American mass-temptation industry to answer his uncles challenge to successfully tempt just one individual a young woman whos recently moved to Manhattan. Though Fleetwoods elderly uncle is only an ember of his former self he can still make his nephew burn and Fleetwood outdoes himself trying to show up the older devil. The demonic minion tries every technique at his disposal--from whispering philosophical arguments in her ear to tapping her phone to tipping hot food into her mail friends lap--to win the soul of the beautiful woman. And as if that isnt enough for an upwardly mobile young demon Fleetwood also has to content with a bevy of belligerent of angelic bouncers. Will Fleetwood win or might the road to Heaven be paved with diabolic intentions? Find out in this hilarious yet thoughtful satire in which the arena where souls are lost (or won) is modern-day America. The writing is slick as the devil himself. --JOHN LHEUREUX Humor and sound theology do not always go together but both are in abundance in this charming novel. --MADELEINE LENGLE While C. S. Lewis was one of the heroes of my young adulthood I have to say despite my loyalty to him that I think Fleetwood is more ingenious and more theologically insightful. --ANDREW GREELEY The most enjoyable and delightful reading Ive done in years about topics that are so profound. --JOSEPH L. GIRZONE A faithful mirth that laughs out loud at the chronicle of a persistently fumbled temptation into sin and faithfulness. --WALTER WANGERIN William Griffin author of the biography Clive Staples Lewis: A Dramatic Life is an editor novelist journalist literary agent and publishing consultant. He has anthologized the works of not only C. S. Lewis but also J. B. Phillips Dorothy L. Sayers Fulton J. Sheen and Billy Graham.