Audiobooks make reading fun. Libraries make listening free! If your library uses Bibliotheca, Odilo, Overdrive, or hoopla you can borrow A Barbarian in Chicago by Jay Bowers and start listening today. And Jess Thornton is just a pen name of Jay Bowers! I think you will enjoy this audio book, as it is read by the author (me!), and really captures the feeling I was looking for.