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William Morrow
June 2007
On Sale: June 1, 2007
Featuring: Jack Vaughn
256 pages
ISBN: 0060878096
EAN: 9780060878092
Hardcover
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Mystery Private Eye
Written in the classic noir tradition of Raymond
Chandler's The Big Sleep, Straits of Fortune
is a fast-paced and sometimes deadly adventure set in
America's sexiest city. Ex-cop Jack Vaughn, the
best thing to happen to crime fiction since Chandler's
Philip Marlowe hung up his holster, moved from the gritty
streets of New York to Miami to work as a personal trainer.
The sun, sand, and tanned bodies of Miami are a welcome
distraction from the haunting memory of another cop's death
in New York. But when he becomes involved with millionaire
businessman Colonel Patterson, he realizes his newfound
peace is short-lived. The Colonel offers Jack a
hundred grand to do a seemingly simple favor. But getting
involved with the Colonel also means getting involved with
his daughter, the exotic wild child Vivian, who once broke
Jack's heart. Jack had sworn to forget her, but this
memorable cast of characters lures him back into their
double-dealing circle. The deeper he gets, the more
Jack finds himself entangled in an ever-expanding web of
lies, lust, and violence. A dark, hard-boiled look at the
dangerous underbelly of glamorous Miami, Straits of
Fortune is an unforgettable debut novel.
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