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Jack Barnett / Las Vegas #1
Temptation Town
Jack Barnett has had it with the private eye business. They took his license away in LA, and fearing criminal prosecution, he split town in the middle of the night and headed for Las Vegas, where anyone can become anonymous.He swears off the business, but his money runs low and when a man offers him $5000 to find his missing daughter, he agrees. He soon wishes he hadn't when the haunting memory of a woman from his past gets in the way.TEMPTATION TOWN is a novelette, about 12,000 words, the first of the Jack Barnett series from Mike Dennis. Set in the steaming underbelly of Las Vegas, these tales of a reluctant ex-private investigator drag the reader down the darkest streets of Sin City, USA, a town in constant need of fresh blood for its own survival.The book also comes with an exclusive preview of the second Jack Barnett installment, another novelette called HARD CASH. The third entry, a full novel called THE DOWNTOWN DEAL, is also currently available.
- GenresMystery
105 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2011
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About the author
Mike Dennis
12 books5 followersAfter thirty years as a professional musician (piano), Mike Dennis left Key West and moved to Las Vegas to become a professional poker player. He turned to writing when his first novel, THE TAKE, was picked up by a publisher in 2009.
His second book, SETUP ON FRONT STREET, was the first of a series of Key West Nocturnes, standalone noir novels. These books will lift the veil on Key West and reveal it as a true noir city, on a par with Los Angeles, New Orleans, or Miami.
THE GHOSTS OF HAVANA is the second book in that set. The third, Man-Slaughter, is coming soon.
Mike also has a collection of short stories, BLOODSTAINS ON THE WALL. In addition, his stories have been published in A Twist Of Noir, Mysterical e, Powder Burn Flash, Slow Trains, and The Wizards Of Words 2009 Anthology.
He also has published CADILLAC'S COMIN', a rock & roll novel about a one-hit wonder who recorded for Sun Records in the 1950s.
In December, 2010, Mike moved back to Key West, where he enjoys year-round sunshine, great movies, good friends, and the Miami Marlins.
CONTACT MIKE:
darqside@comcast.net
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mike-D...
His second book, SETUP ON FRONT STREET, was the first of a series of Key West Nocturnes, standalone noir novels. These books will lift the veil on Key West and reveal it as a true noir city, on a par with Los Angeles, New Orleans, or Miami.
THE GHOSTS OF HAVANA is the second book in that set. The third, Man-Slaughter, is coming soon.
Mike also has a collection of short stories, BLOODSTAINS ON THE WALL. In addition, his stories have been published in A Twist Of Noir, Mysterical e, Powder Burn Flash, Slow Trains, and The Wizards Of Words 2009 Anthology.
He also has published CADILLAC'S COMIN', a rock & roll novel about a one-hit wonder who recorded for Sun Records in the 1950s.
In December, 2010, Mike moved back to Key West, where he enjoys year-round sunshine, great movies, good friends, and the Miami Marlins.
CONTACT MIKE:
darqside@comcast.net
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mike-D...
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March 30, 2012
A noir-style detective novel set in Las Vegas. The author is very familiar with Las Vegas and how it works, which made the story enjoyable. However, the story left me a little unsatisfied at the end, yet wanting a little more.
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