Rough Riders - Softcover

Stella, Charlie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1933586397 ISBN 13: 9781933586397

Publisher: Stark House Press, 2012

Synopsis

Washington Stewart used to be James Singleton, a drug dealing murderer under federal witness protection. As Singleton, he tried to elude the FBI and escape the country but ended up being shot in the face by a mobster instead (Eddie's World). Now with only one eye and disfigured for life, Singleton is given another chance by the FBI. After serving out some of what should have been a life sentence, he is given a new identity, some plastic surgery, a facemask and a new mission-to sting a Las Vegas heroin connection by way of Missouri and North Dakota.

But Singleton--now Stewart--has a game plan of his own. He makes a deal with an air force colonel looking to get rid of his wandering wife. The colonel has stumbled upon bundles of Afghani heroin smuggled in by a returning combat pilot and he sets up a scheme of his own to cash in. But he needs Stewart's help to do it, who still has a score of his own to settle back in New York. He's going to kill the man who shot his eye out ten years ago. No problem, he thinks, except one of the NYPD detectives originally after Singleton is on his trail again. Nothing's working out quite the way anyone thinks it is, and it's become a cold, cold winter in North Dakota when the Rough Riders come to roost.

About this title

About the Author

Charlie Stella is a former window cleaner/word processor/knockaround guy. He left his knockaround life after meeting his wife (for whom he wrote his first published novel in an attempt to impress her). He's since written seven critically acclaimed crime novels about the New York City underworld that feature recurring characters on both sides of the law.

From the Inside Flap

It's a cold, cold winter in North Dakota when the Rough Riders come to roost...Washington Stewart used to be James Singleton, a drug dealing murderer now in the witness protection program. As Singleton he was shot in the face by a mobster (Eddie's World) and now is playing ball with the FBI as Stewart. Instead of a life sentence, he's given a new identity and another chance. If he helps the Feds sting a Las Vegas heroin connection running through Missouri and North Dakota, he'll keep his new life, courtesy of Uncle Sam.But Stewart has his own plans, made with an air force colonel looking to get rid of his wandering wife. The colonel stumbled upon bundles of smuggled Afghani heroin and he sets up a scheme of his own to cash in. But he needs Stewart's help to do it, who still has a score to settle with the man who disfigured him for life. No problem, Stewart thinks, but before he can dodge the FBI, he has to deal with one of the NYPD detectives who came after him when he was Singleton. There's too much money, too much crime, and too much murder for anything to work out quite like anyone thinks it will.

Edition details

• Publisher: Stark House Press
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1933586397
• ISBN 13: 9781933586397
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 258