When Charles “Shake” Bouchon, professional wheel man,
walks out of prison after a three-year stretch for grand
theft auto, he’s only got two problems: he’s too nice a
guy for the life he’s led, but not nice enough for any
other.
So he says yes when he’s asked to run a simple errand for
his former boss and lover, Alexandra Illandryan, the
formidable pakhan of the Armenian mob in Los Angeles. All
Shake has to do is deliver a package to Las Vegas and pick
up a briefcase.
Only the package turns out to be a wholesome young
housewife named Gina whose husband has run afoul of Dick
Moby, aka “The Whale,” an unpleasant 400-pound Vegas strip
club owner. Shake hates to think what’s going to happen to
Gina when he delivers her to The Whale, so in a move
that’s as noble as it is boneheaded, he decides to set her
free.
Now Shake and Gina are on the run to Panama, hoping to
unload the very valuable – and highly unusual – contents
of Dick Moby’s briefcase. Shake could end up a rich man,
but first he’ll have to out-maneuver two angry crime
bosses, a murderous Armenian thug plagued by erectile
super-function, a former pro football player who blames
Shake for his romantic woes, and a billionaire swindler
with a flair for the theatrical. Not to mention, and not
least, Shake will need to survive his own heart, since
he’s going to discover that wholesome housewife Gina is
even more intriguing, and a lot more complicated, than he
ever imagined.
Full of blind-side double-crosses and hard shots to the
head, GUTSHOT STRAIGHT is a tale of love, luck, and
larceny against the odds.
Videos
The official GUTSHOT STRAIGHT video book trailer was produced by and features Joe Coover, award-winning magician and International Brotherhood of Magicians "Close-Up Grand Champion." No camera tricks were used.
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