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Rose Six: The Passage
Rose looked back at her cards and began turning them over slowly. A red ace came up followed by a red King, red queen, red jack, and a red ten in the same suit. She had a 'royal flush.'
Captain Morgan smiled, "I think the pot belongs to Mr. Donovan, Gentlemen."
John Deer, stunned, stared at the pot in front of him.
Jed Smith reached into his coat pocket and withdrew a small pistol, and screamed, "No one's taking my stake! That's our money she's got!"
He started to reach for the money when Ted caught his arm holding the pistol. It discharged and sent the bullet towards Rose.
She watched the gun move her direction and heard the discharge. She felt a sharp pain on the side of her head. Suddenly everything went black.
Captain Morgan smiled, "I think the pot belongs to Mr. Donovan, Gentlemen."
John Deer, stunned, stared at the pot in front of him.
Jed Smith reached into his coat pocket and withdrew a small pistol, and screamed, "No one's taking my stake! That's our money she's got!"
He started to reach for the money when Ted caught his arm holding the pistol. It discharged and sent the bullet towards Rose.
She watched the gun move her direction and heard the discharge. She felt a sharp pain on the side of her head. Suddenly everything went black.
124 pages, ebook
Published December 10, 2019
About the author
Christopher Charles
90 books44 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
Author of THE EXILED, a thriller, and co-author with James Patterson of three BookShots, including the NIGHT SNIPER, which is anthologized in the recently published THE FAMILY LAWYER.
"[A] dark gem of a novel . . . Powered by relentless pacing and fully realized characters, this brutal narrative illuminates the harrowing realms of drug addiction and organized crime. Readers won't soon forget Raney's blood-soaked and coke-fueled journey through self-loathing to some semblance of salvation."―Publishers Weekly
"Edgy and satisfying. A sequel would be most welcome . . . The story isn't so much about solving the murders, though that gets taken care of. It's about Raney's personal journey--how he wants to be good but struggles against his weaknesses and might fail."―Kirkus Reviews
"Christopher Charles has written one of the most gripping novels to come my way in a long time. If you need sleep, don't pick it up, because you won't be putting it down anytime soon. Each scene convinces you that you just have to read one more, and pretty soon you've stayed up half the night. Charles is a spellbinding storyteller, and his characters are as vivid and real as they get. I rarely feel this enthusiastic about a novel. The Exiled is the work of an amazing writer."―Stephen Yarbrough, author of Visible Spirits and The Realm of Last Chances
"Son of a bitch! This is one dark and powerful story of a damaged man with a do or die attitude, a man who wants to succeed and never fail. Scribed with a bare-bones narrative, its one part detective, two parts noir with a strong mixture of literary craft and one twist following the next. It takes a lot for a book to hold my interest, even more to finish it, but with The Exiled, Christopher Charles's storytelling was so deeply rooted within the characters, it was impossible to put down."―Frank Bill, author of Crimes in Southern Indiana and Donnybrook
Author of THE EXILED, a thriller, and co-author with James Patterson of three BookShots, including the NIGHT SNIPER, which is anthologized in the recently published THE FAMILY LAWYER.
"[A] dark gem of a novel . . . Powered by relentless pacing and fully realized characters, this brutal narrative illuminates the harrowing realms of drug addiction and organized crime. Readers won't soon forget Raney's blood-soaked and coke-fueled journey through self-loathing to some semblance of salvation."―Publishers Weekly
"Edgy and satisfying. A sequel would be most welcome . . . The story isn't so much about solving the murders, though that gets taken care of. It's about Raney's personal journey--how he wants to be good but struggles against his weaknesses and might fail."―Kirkus Reviews
"Christopher Charles has written one of the most gripping novels to come my way in a long time. If you need sleep, don't pick it up, because you won't be putting it down anytime soon. Each scene convinces you that you just have to read one more, and pretty soon you've stayed up half the night. Charles is a spellbinding storyteller, and his characters are as vivid and real as they get. I rarely feel this enthusiastic about a novel. The Exiled is the work of an amazing writer."―Stephen Yarbrough, author of Visible Spirits and The Realm of Last Chances
"Son of a bitch! This is one dark and powerful story of a damaged man with a do or die attitude, a man who wants to succeed and never fail. Scribed with a bare-bones narrative, its one part detective, two parts noir with a strong mixture of literary craft and one twist following the next. It takes a lot for a book to hold my interest, even more to finish it, but with The Exiled, Christopher Charles's storytelling was so deeply rooted within the characters, it was impossible to put down."―Frank Bill, author of Crimes in Southern Indiana and Donnybrook
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