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Redneck Riviera
Richard N. Côté
Corinthian Books
Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Copyright © 2011 by Richard N. Côté, 483 Old Carolina Court, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this publication may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.
First Edition. First printing, 2001; second printing, 2008; second printing (includes minor revisions and ebook version), February 2011.
Publisher’s Cataloging-in-Publication
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Côté, Richard N., 1945-
The Redneck Riviera. A novel by Richard N. Côté. – 1st ed.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-1-929175-17-8 (trade hardcover)
ISBN 978-1-929175-34-5 (trade paperback)
ISBN 978-1-929175-47-5 (ebook edition)
I. Title
LC 2001091644
Converted to eBook format by http://www.eBookIt.com
“Tip Jar” dancing shoe by Pleaser USA, Inc.
Jacket design © 2008 by Richard N. Côté
Author portrait by Ron Anton Rocz
Corinthian Books
483 Old Carolina Court
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
+1 (843) 881-6080
“Honey, it’s not like when I was growing up here in the 50s. Myrtle Beach was a quiet, friendly, family beach place back then. Now it’s turned into the Redneck Riviera.”
Estelle Simmons, forty-year Myrtle Beach resident
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Other books by the author:
Mary’s World: Love, War, and Family Ties
in Nineteenth-century Charleston
Theodosia Burr Alston: Portrait of a Prodigy
Strength and Honor: The Life of Dolley Madison
City of Heroes: The Great Charleston Earthquake of 1886
Even though South Carolina’s Redneck Riviera is quite real, this story is a work of fiction and is solely of my own creation. This isn’t a “formula” novel. It was created from a hundred sources and encounters in and outside of the Myrtle Beach area. What’s real? What’s not? You decide. That’s the fun of it.
I am indebted to the reference librarians of the Chapin Memorial Library, Myrtle Beach, for their assistance. At Corinthian Books, the skills of Diane Anderson, Margaret Grace were invaluable, as were the insights of Dra. Maria Cordova and Rose M. Tomlin. In 2011, Katherine Lastrapes and Allyson Field skillfully edited and updated the text for this, the latest version.
I also want to thank Sherry, Brooke, Sarah, Jennifer, and Robin in Myrtle Beach and dancer-entertainers “Peaches,” “Destiny,” “Isis,” “Natasha,” “Monica,” “Melissa,” “Kayla,” “Georgia,” “Nadine,” and “Leah” for sharing with me so candidly their real-life personal experiences in Redneck Riviera strip clubs. Thanks also to Guy Schmidt at the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy for the extensive information on clandestine d-methamphetamine labs and meth production.
Richard N. Côté
Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
February 9, 2011
