Tony Minetti believes in self-improvement, and takes jobs to support a gym habit designed to get his body into shape. He hates when other guys make more gains than he does, and the last straw arrives in the form of his scrawny friend Steve, now sculpted like an action figure.

When Steve credits his bodybuilder physique to a compound from an unknown company on the dark web, a compound available to anyone prepared to pay the price, Tony has a choice to make. The whole thing might be a bogus sales pitch, or it just might be Tony’s best way to finally get swole. And being swole is something Tony wants, whatever the cost.

Swole is a standalone novella made available as an inexpensive sample from The Angel’s Gate And Other Mysteries, also available now.