Late January of 1978. <br><br>Football season is over; the lights from all of the Christmas trees are out. Full-time cabdriver, sometime card shark Keith Waverly is feeling good driving two exotic dancers to work. But his mood turns sour when he witnesses the violent abduction of a local street hustler. Later, when the man is found with his head ventilated by bullet holes, Waverly is dragged into a world of high-rolling gamblers, crooked politicians, sex, drugs, violence and really bad weather, with only his wits and his new girlfriend to pull him out.
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T.K. O'Neill. Dead Low Winter
ONE. Social Climbing
TWO. Cross Is What My True Love Bears
THREE. Party with the Beautiful People
FOUR. The Pine-Sol Hits the Fan
FIVE. Love Held Hostage
SIX. Bottom of the Slide
SEVEN. Rollin’ and Tumblin’
EIGHT. Acid Reflux
NINE. Farewell Redemption
TEN. End of the Beginning
ELEVEN. All Good Children go to Heaven
TWELVE. The Bell Tolls for Thee
A SNEAK PREVIEW. South Texas Tangle
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
Jackpine Savages
Chapter 1
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The high rollers had me surrounded. They were all staring at me, waiting.
“Three, please,” said the Mayor of Bay City. He was polite, as usual.
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Nick’s face was red, matching fifty percent of his checkerboard wool L.L. Bean shirt. Maybe some gray hairs were popping out. He rubbed his temples like maybe there was an aneurysm. I wasn’t sure if it was one of his signals or the onset of a stroke.
Mayor McKay said, “Too rich for my blood, I’m afraid. Even though I had trips—I’m done. The cards were bound to loosen up. That’s the last hand for me gentlemen.” He flipped his cards over to me then leaned back and sighed.
