Joyce Porter

Two strangers brush hands on a crowded Chicago El Train. A week later, without having exchanged a word, they move in together. They fabricate a rich history of their love. When reality tests their lies, they must decide whether their love is true.

Jasper leaves an alley cat race to go on a physical and spiritual journey on her bike through Chicago's streets to reach an emotion-filled destination.

HOGTOWN is set in 1919 Chicago against the backdrop of the race riots of that year. The story follows an investigation into the disappearance of a millionaire theatre owner during a snowstorm. HOGTOWN is a murder mystery that celebrates the most American of American cities while exploring the intimate lives of many of its people.