Liars Dice

Minneapolis corporate attorney Dixon Donnelly takes on what he thinks is a simple insurance coverage dispute as a favor to a friend, only to find himself involved in a bizarre shooting incident in northern Minnesota and the unfamiliar areas of criminal law and rural America.

The author recounts his experiences on the lucrative Wall Street bond market of the 1980s, where young traders made millions in a very short time, in a humorous account of greed and epic folly.

There are many other poker games. I could write another volume on the wild-card games alone. Basically, the play is similar to the popular games so far discussed. Any good player will soon figure a new game to his advantage. Never get into a game that is new to you and play for high stakes. You could lose a fortune until you have the game analyzed. My greatest single contribution to your success as a poker player is the advice and knowledge about chicanery in a large majority of poker games. This was not written in this way to make a story. It is a fact. After many and varied associations with hustlers, both profitable and otherwise, I have formed an unshakable opinion--99 percent are the dregs of humanity. They would steal or cheat their own mothers. Honor and principle are words that have no meaning to them. Of all associations, only two ever proved trustworthy. These two are my friends to this day. And I am a friend of theirs. Anything I have, they can have. They are the same with me. The others, they would borrow money, never intending to pay back. They may hide the money that was to be split then claim we never won that amount. Many a good-paying partnership was broken off by me for these reasons. The greedy hustlers lost more by being left out of the action than was ever gained by chiseling me. If ever a hustling operation is exposed, you may bet your family jewels some jealous hustler has a finger of suspicion on it. Consequently, by my exposing the many and varied means of bilking the public, I do not believe I am doing harm to any deserving segment of society. This is my way of relieving my conscience for taking advantage of the very few of you who deserve sympathy. Perhaps, in some measure, I can return your losses by passing on the kind of information that will save or make money for you in the future. After all, if you are equally informed, who has the advantage?

A JOHN DENSON MYSTERY John Denson, the Seattle private eye with a taste for screw-top wine and beautiful women, and his partner, Willie Prettybird, a shaman of the Cowlitz tribe, are up against their deadliest case: an engineered outbreak of anthrax in the Pacific Northwest that may kill hundreds of people, including John and Willie—unless they can locate the villain who's spreading the disease. Once tobacco-chewing cattle baron Monty Hook calls in the fearsome duo, the list of suspects balloons: what of the rodeo cowboy determined to strut his stuff at Chief Joseph Days this weekend, or the gorgeous barkeep with a roving eye, or the ancient but spry teacher intent on enjoying this week's reunion of her old high-school students? And what of the chief of police himself—not to mention the televangelist Hamm Bonnerton, in town for some quick fund-raising? One of them's playing liar's dice, and coming up snake eyes. And killing people...

THE THRILLING EPIC FINALE TO THE SOLARIS AND CRELLO TRILOGY BY TIKTOK SENSATION RINA VASQUEZ Zerathion was once a beacon of hope. Now it is a world in ruins . . . After the events that led to Darius's capture, Nara resolves in her determination to do whatever it takes to rescue him from the clutches of Aurum Rivernorth. As Aurum's powers continue to grow, his control over Zerathion spreads even faster. The powers of the Isle of Elements - the very essence that sustains life on Zerathion - is slowly fading. Time is running out. Nara will need to navigate treacherous alliances, devious double-crossers, and the perils of a broken world in order to protect those she holds dear. Will she be the saviour her world desperately needs? The fate of the kingdom rests on her shoulders.