Straits of Fortune

Gagliano, Anthony

ISBN 10: 0060878096 ISBN 13: 9780060878092

Publisher: William Morrow & Co, 2007

Synopsis

Leaving his violent career as a New York City police officer behind in order to pursue a more peaceful existence as a Miami Beach personal trainer, Jack Vaughn finds his cop instincts resurfacing when a former client attempts to hire him for a job with ties to a double murder and a Cuban drug organization. 25,000 first printing.

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Synopsis:

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 were a welcome distraction from the haunting memory of another cop's death in New York. But, when he becomes entangled with millionaire businessman Colonel Patterson, he realises his newfound peace will be short lived.The Colonel offers Jack a hundred grand to do a seemingly simple favour. But getting involved with the Colonel also means getting involved with his daughter, the exotic, wild-child Vivian, who once broke his heart. Jack had sworn to forget her, but this unforgettable 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.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow & Co
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0060878096
• ISBN 13: 9780060878092
• Binding: Unknown Binding
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240