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THE ALBUQUERQUE TURKEY By: John Vorhaus
Radar Hoverlander #2
Crown
April 2011
On Sale: March 22, 2011
Featuring: Vic Mirplo
272 pages ISBN: 0307717801 EAN: 9780307717801 Kindle: B004J4WM22 Hardcover / e-Book
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Fiction | Suspense
Master con artist Radar Hoverlander is getting out of the lifeβ¦unless his old man drags him back in. After their last big con netted them a nice chunk of change, Radar Hoverlander and his grifter girlfriend, Allie Quinn, have vowed to go straight. But Radarβs fragile commitment to clean living is put to the test when an oddly hefty lady in red shows up and stalks him through the streets of Santa Fe. Except thatβs no ladyβitβs Radarβs dad, Woody Hoverlander, a world class con artist in his own right. Radar correctly figures if his dad is in drag, he must be in trouble. Woody is on the lam, with a Vegas hard guy after him and a large debt to clear. To help him, Radar must break his vow to leave cons behindβand risk losing Allie, who is determined to protect their nest egg and steer clear of bad influences. Radarβs best pal, the usually hapless Vic Mirplo, had started creating art as a con, but now heβs coming into money as his sculptures start to sell. When Radar needs someone to flash some cash in Vegas and play the reckless gambler so that he can get his father off the hook, he reinvents Mirplo as the ultimate high rollerβthe Albuquerque Turkeyβand dangles him as bait. Art fraud, casino cons, love, loyalty, and plenty of double- and triple-crossesβ¦they all prove that the odds of what happens in Vegas staying in Vegas are about as long as Radar Hoverlander staying straight.
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