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Even Trade: Jackson Trade, Book 3
One murdered blackmailer. Three blackmail targets.
Which one did it?
Still without steady employment, still living too hard and fast, Jackson Trade seems to have finally caught a break. He’s been hired by the University to monitor a growing protest movement on campus and in the city.
But when Jackson’s friend, local activist and amateur blackmailer, Tippy Taylor, leaves Jackson five grand and the goods on the people he’s blackmailing, Jackson’s instinct is to keep the string going. That’s because Taylor was murdered, and one of them probably did it.
Suddenly Jackson has too much on his plate, and the stakes are impossibly high. One murder lead after another turns into a dead end, while the protests are building to a two-day flashpoint that has an entire city on edge. Jackson will have to make a choice. Rise to the occasion and do both jobs right, or sink back into the Nashville night.
He knows which path is easier. He knows which one is right. But is it an Even Trade?
This is Hardboiled Southern.
All. Day. Long.
Which one did it?
Still without steady employment, still living too hard and fast, Jackson Trade seems to have finally caught a break. He’s been hired by the University to monitor a growing protest movement on campus and in the city.
But when Jackson’s friend, local activist and amateur blackmailer, Tippy Taylor, leaves Jackson five grand and the goods on the people he’s blackmailing, Jackson’s instinct is to keep the string going. That’s because Taylor was murdered, and one of them probably did it.
Suddenly Jackson has too much on his plate, and the stakes are impossibly high. One murder lead after another turns into a dead end, while the protests are building to a two-day flashpoint that has an entire city on edge. Jackson will have to make a choice. Rise to the occasion and do both jobs right, or sink back into the Nashville night.
He knows which path is easier. He knows which one is right. But is it an Even Trade?
This is Hardboiled Southern.
All. Day. Long.
286 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 31, 2022
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March 20, 2022
Arant’s latest book reveals an author with a lifetime of experiences. Which are real and which are only dreams, we may never know.
Was he a university dean, a Vietnam vet, a private detective, a contract watcher hired to keep the protesters safe, a PTSD survivor leaning too heavily on bourbon, or a pinball wizard living by his touch? Jackson Trade is a complex character, neither villain nor hero, far from perfect at either. Finally, Arant opens door #3, leaving us jonesing for more Trade.
Was he a university dean, a Vietnam vet, a private detective, a contract watcher hired to keep the protesters safe, a PTSD survivor leaning too heavily on bourbon, or a pinball wizard living by his touch? Jackson Trade is a complex character, neither villain nor hero, far from perfect at either. Finally, Arant opens door #3, leaving us jonesing for more Trade.
February 7, 2022
never disappointed
Now I can hardly wait for the next installment. I enjoy the witty dialogue and parts make you laugh out loud. Great book and now that I have finished, I can move on to mundane things I should get done but put off to hang out with Jackson.
Now I can hardly wait for the next installment. I enjoy the witty dialogue and parts make you laugh out loud. Great book and now that I have finished, I can move on to mundane things I should get done but put off to hang out with Jackson.
June 1, 2023
A trip back to the Nashville of 1976 with the focus on protest over South African tennis team playing the Davis Cup in Nashville and at Vanderbilt. Great points made about race in Nashville. Many places mentioned are gone or renamed. Stories moves well
August 24, 2023
A Good Read!
I liked this episode better than the others! The characters were very likeable, and fully developed. Anxious to read the next one!
I liked this episode better than the others! The characters were very likeable, and fully developed. Anxious to read the next one!
October 21, 2023
fantastic story
Well, once again the Nashvegas vibe Carrie’s the story…city is growing…times are changing…I saw race riots…this rings true … Stumps are tough so are veterans
Well, once again the Nashvegas vibe Carrie’s the story…city is growing…times are changing…I saw race riots…this rings true … Stumps are tough so are veterans
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