A riveting George V. Higgins masterpiece about Jerry Doherty and his trip to Vegas that puts him eighteen grand in the hole.
Jerry "Digger" Doherty is an ex-con and proprietor of a workingman's Boston bar, whosupplements his income with the occasional "odd job," like stealing live checks or picking up hot goods. Hisbrother's a priest, his wife'sa nag, and he has a deadlyappetite for martinis and gambling. On a trip to Vegas, the Diggerfinds himself in the sights of a loan sharkknown as the Greek. Luckily--if you call it luck--the Diggerhasbeen let in on a little job that can turnhis gambling debt into a profit, if only he can pull it off without getting himselfkilled.
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