A beautiful and mysterious woman with connections to the mob comes to see Sam Merchant with a dangerous offer and cash in hand. Merchant wants nothing to do with the mob, but as usual, he needs the money. And when he hears they're trafficking women out of one of their night clubs, he decides to take the job on the spot.
What he finds inside The Opal is utter depravity, and while no saint himself, Merchant is more than happy to mete out some justice. But when the mobsters get the drop on him, he discovers things are even more horrifying than he first thought. When creatures are stirring in the home of mobsters, things might get a little hairy.
Chris Miller is a native Texan who has been writing from an early age. He began publishing in 2017 with his first novel, A Murder of Saints, and since then he has published several novels—including the Amazon bestselling Splatter Western, Dust—and has also been inducted into many anthologies. When not writing, Chris enjoys playing guitar, watching movies, and reading. He is first and foremost a family man and is happily married to the love of his life (and best friend) Aliana. They have three beautiful children and live in Winnsboro, TX.
Sam Merchant is surprised when a broad snakes her way into house office wearing a silver amulet around her neck. Again being asked to kill a man, but this man is a headlining mob boss. Merchant takes to the sex slanging club to wax off the rats of the city by himself.
Merchant’s vermin control abilities are put to the test, when he finds himself at the center of the nest and all the rats chittering away. And the “Bad Time Broad” who wanted to have some fun with Merchant and the sewer critters of the city.
Humorous pulpy horror! Merchant is a fun series of stories, mixing hard-boiled detective noir with monsters. This fourth story in the series is a quick read but well worth the time.