The Devil's Odds
A Mystery
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
A rip-roaring mystery set in 1940s Texas, featuring a Texas Ranger and the New Orleans Mafia.
December, 1942. Texas Ranger Virgil Tucker receives a plea for protection from Madeline Kimbell, a terrified young woman who witnessed a crime. Keeping Madeline safe from the men who want to hurt her turns out to be harder than he imagined. When a prominent attorney is murdered, Virgil is drawn into the dangerous world of the New Orleans Mafia as the top mob bosses try to take over Galveston's gambling empire.
Chockfull of Southern charm, this book is perfect for fans of historical mysteries and for anyone who loves Texas.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The Wild West lives in this exciting stand-alone set in early 1940s Texas from Burton (Night of the Red Moon). Virgil Tucker, who's about to resign from the Texas Rangers and take over his family's cattle ranch, agrees to help protect a young woman, Madeline Kimbell, who witnessed a murder and is on the run from the killers and a crooked deputy sheriff. Virgil soon stops Madeline's initial pursuers with brute force, but discovers that a war is going on between homegrown, friendly gangsters and sinister invaders from the New Orleans mob. Virgil realizes that following the rules will be less effective in ending this dispute than using hard fists and hot lead. Tangy atmosphere gives the feel of a place and time when isolated frontier clans still made their own law and loyal ranch-hand vaqueros joined in justifiable homicide.
