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Gary Phillips has been published in The Los Angeles Times, The San Francisco Examiner, and Rap Pages magazine. High Hand introduces the unforgettable, six-foot tall Chainey (nobody calls her Martha), a former showgirl who transports under-the-table money for Las Vegas casinos. When masked shooters rob Chainey of seven million bucks, she's got three days to recover the money-or else.
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"Some books are oldies but goodies and 'High Hand' is definitely one of them...written with a Cleopatra Jones meets Las Vegas style the action is pedal to the metal all the way to the end. "
— Daviyd (4 out of 5 stars)
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“Martha Chainey, athletic, gun-toting ex-showgirl and mob money courier, makes her hard-hitting debut.”
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“Patricia Floyd hits the jackpot with this Las Vegas caper…High Hand is a gem of a noir crime thriller doubling as an unpretentious work of African- American fiction with a strong female protagonist.”
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“A fine debut in the hip, hard-boiled tradition.”
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“[The] brilliant debut of Martha Chainey. An ex-Vegas showgirl working as a courier for Mooch Maltazar, Chainey is slick, sharp, and tough.”
— Kirkus Reviews
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" Another contemporary mystery novel that I found to be refreshing and somewhat exciting. "
— Murvin, 3/7/2009
About Gary Phillips
Gary Phillips has written novels, short stories, graphic novels, and is executive story editor on FX’s Snowfall, about crack and the CIA in 1980s South Central.
About Patricia R. Floyd
Patricia R. Floyd has narrated dozens of audiobooks throughout her career, including Denise Nicholas’ Freshwater Road and Ellease Southerland’s Let the Lion Eat Straw. Balanced with her audiobook work, she has directed several plays at Stamford Theatre Works. She has won five AudioFile Earphones Awards.