4The Twin Mistake is a novel about the ongoing investigation of one detective trying to bust a notorious gang leader in the Monterey area after that gang leader's twin brother is arrested in his place. This contemporary urban fiction story also follows a diverse cast of other involved characters. The author was born and raised in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. It is a 3rd class city about 30 miles north of Pittsburgh. At the time of this writing he is 64 years old. Having smoked his first marijuana joint and drank his first alcoholic drink at the age of 14...the author took off on a wild ride of alcohol and drug abuse which continued to land him in and out of trouble from coast to coast for the next 45 years until finally one day he decided to make a change. Falling on his knees in complete despair he prayed to a God, whom he thought had abandoned him years ago, to release him from the bondage of addiction. It was then that he found out that it was he who had turned his back on God. And then and only then was he inspired by this newfound God of his to begin doing something which he had always dreamed of doing. Writing a fictional novel. Please enjoy!