MANUEL GONZALES reads from his new book THE REGIONAL OFFICE IS U (San Francisco, CA)

MANUEL GONZALES reads from his new book THE REGIONAL OFFICE IS U

The Regional Office is Under Attack (Riverhead Books)In a world beset by amassing forces of darkness 1 organization the Regional Office and its coterie of super-powered female assassins protects the globe from annihilation. At its helm the mysterious Oyemi and her oracles seek out new recruits and root out evil plots. Then a prophecy suggests that someone from inside might bring about its downfall. And now the Regional Office is under attack. Recruited by a defector from within Rose is a young assassin leading the attack eager to stretch into her powers and prove herself on her 1st mission. Defending the Regional Office is Sarah who may or may not have a mechanical arm fiercely devoted to the organization that took her in as a young woman in the wake of her mother s sudden disappearance. On the day that the Regional Office is attacked Rose s and Sarah s stories will overlap their lives will collide and the world as they know it just might end. ...