To everyone he's every played dice with, Mitch Corley seems like the luckiest guy around. But in truth, Corley's fast hands are the only gift fate's ever given him. He's never held down a steady job, and when it comes to women, his luck might just be the worst of all -- his girlfriend and partner-in-crime Red would double-cross him in a heartbeat if she knew just how short on cash they really were. And if Red ever finds out about the wife Corley neglected to mention, there's a good chance that Corley might not survive the night. At first, Mitch was sure Texas would be the perfect place for him and Red to run their game -- there are players in nearly every back room and side-street across the state and here, the pockets run just a little deeper. But Corley forgot about one thing: Texans don't forgive easily. And there's nothing they hate more than a cheater.
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"Not ranked as one of Thompson's best, but the first book I read by him. It hooked me on Thompson and the genre and it still lists as one of my favorite Thompson books" — Ryan (4 out of 5 stars)
"Not ranked as one of Thompson's best, but the first book I read by him. It hooked me on Thompson and the genre and it still lists as one of my favorite Thompson books"
“Offer[s] the usual bevy of crooked, doublecrossing low-lifes his fans have come to love.”
" One of my favorite Jim Thompson stories. Even despite the happy ending. "
" Not his best, but an interesting take-two on some similar themes covered better in the Grifters. "
" My favorite Thompson of them all. Just good fun. "
" Crisp writing, engaging characters, and what twists and turns. This was my first experience with Thompson's writing, but it certainly won't be my last. "
Jim Thompson (1906–1977) was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma. He began writing fiction at a very young age, selling his first story to True Detective when he was only fourteen. He eventually wrote twenty-nine novels, all but three of which were published as paperback originals, and two screenplays, for the Stanley Kubrick films The Killing and Paths of Glory. An outstanding crime writer, he created a world of fiction rife with violence and corruption. In examining the underbelly of human experience and American society in particular, he was both philosophical and experimental. Several of his novels have been filmed by American and French directors, resulting in classic noir such as The Killer inside Me, After Dark My Sweet, and The Grifters.
Jeff Brick is a classically trained actor and audiobook narrator. He has performed off Broadway, as well as in regional theaters throughout the country.
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