In this masterfully written fiction debut, David Corbett
combines a gripping crime story with a poignant tale of
enduring love.
Freelance photographer and wildcat smuggler Dan Abatangelo
blows into Vegas to hit the tables and taste the night
life. In his path waits Shel Beaudry, a knockout redhead
with a smile that says, Gentlemen, start your engines. The
attraction is instant–and soon the two are living the
gypsy life on the West coast, where Dan captains a
distribution ring for premium Thai marijuana, His
credo "no guns, no gangsters, it's only money.
"But the trade is changing. Eager to get out, Dan plans
one last run, judges poorly, and is betrayed by an
underling and caught by the DEA. To secure light time for
Shel and his crew, Dan takes the fall and pleads to ten
years. Now, having served the full term, he emerges from
prison a man with a hardened will but an unchanged heart.
Though probation guidelines forbid any contact with Shel,
a convicted felon, he sets his focus on one thing: finding
her.Shel’s life has taken a different turn since her
release from prison. She met Frank Maas, a recovering
addict whose son died a merciless death. Driven by pity,
Shel dedicates herself to nursing Frank back from grief
and saving him from madness. But his weaknesses push him
into the grip of a homegrown crime syndicate in command of
the local methamphetamine trade. Mexicans are stealing the
syndicate's territory, setting in motion a brutal chain of
events that engulf Frank, Shel, and Dan in a race-fueled
drug war from which none will escape unscathed.A brilliant
crime novel of betrayal and retribution, passion and
redemption, The Devil’s Redhead heralds the arrival of a
powerful new voice in fiction. From the Hardcover edition.
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