Hard-bodied and street-wise former showgirl Martha Chainey, who first appeared in High Hand, gets caught in the neon madness of Las Vegas in this fresh mystery. Shots ring out during a heavyweight fight, and in the ensuing mayhem, someone steals five million bucks that used to belong to a casino owner. If Martha can track down the loot, there's a cool quarter million in it for her troubles. "Old school hard-boiled fare for those who like a bit of substance with their headbanging."-Booklist
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“Patricia R. Floyd does an admirable job in this slick whodunit. Her voice patterns of male and female characters are equally authoritative. Whether portraying a Hispanic boxer, a Japanese casino owner, a white petty thief, or a streetwise black reporter, Floyd is on top of her game.”
— AudioFile
“What we’ve got here is a fun-and-gun saga in the making.”
— Publishers Weekly“Phillips again manages the neat trick of combining B-flick action with a cast of characters who rise well above stereotypes. Old school hard-boiled fare for those who like a bit of substance with their headbanging.”
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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.
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.