Rising to Eminence

A novel with interwoven short stories

Jeffrey Shenero's life is a whirlwind of one adventure after another, as the eccentric scientist finds himself a magnet for trouble. In this series of episodes, his alluring secretary and partner in life, Carmen, finds out just how crazy living with this man can be. In a fruitless attempt to maintain obscurity, the opposite occurs when their activities become exposed to the world.

From terrorist threats onboard a cruise ship, to poisons targeting Carmen, to an astounding scientific discovery, the couple struggle to maintain their sanity. Events come to a head when both find a way to release their pent-up anger, the law be damned.

The couple travel the globe, from Alaska to Mexico to India, yet realize their real problems are at home with Jeff's beloved research institute on the verge of collapse.