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Straits of Fortune
Straits of Fortune
Straits of Fortune
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Straits of Fortune

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Written in the classic noir tradition of Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep, Straits of Fortune is a fast-paced and sometimes deadly adventure set in America's sexiest city.

Ex-cop Jack Vaughn, the best thing to happen to crime fiction since Chandler's Philip Marlowe hung up his holster, moved from the gritty streets of New York to Miami to work as a personal trainer. The sun, sand, and tanned bodies of Miami are a welcome distraction from the haunting memory of another cop's death in New York. But when he becomes involved with millionaire businessman Colonel Patterson, he realizes his newfound peace is short-lived.

The Colonel offers Jack a hundred grand to do a seemingly simple favor. But getting involved with the Colonel also means getting involved with his daughter, the exotic wild child Vivian, who once broke Jack's heart. Jack had sworn to forget her, but this memorable cast of characters lures him back into their double-dealing circle.

The deeper he gets, the more Jack finds himself entangled in an ever-expanding web of lies, lust, and violence. A dark, hard-boiled look at the dangerous underbelly of glamorous Miami, Straits of Fortune is an unforgettable debut novel.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperCollins
Release dateMar 17, 2009
ISBN9780061736858
Straits of Fortune
Author

Anthony Gagliano

Born in New York City, Anthony Gagliano now lives in Miami Beach, Florida.

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  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    Nothing really sets this crime thriller apart from others. Our hero is Jack Vaughn, an ex-cop from NYC living in Miami and working as a personal trainer. One of his clients offers him $100,000 to sink a yacht anchored off his property that has a dead body on it and when Jack finally assents to do it, bad things happen. For a book under 250 pages, it took its time getting to this pivotal moment. That scene was the most interesting but then it seemed as if our hero knew everyone in Miami. Lawyer? An ex-client — check. Rapper who just happens to have a gun and money handy in a pinch? An ex-client — check. Bouncer at swanky club? Check. This wasn't so bad that I didn't finish it. But it's nothing I would mark as a "to read" either.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This could be the first of a promising series. Miami Beach personal trainer and ex-cop Jack Vaughn is a memorable and likeable character. The story is driven by excellent supporting characters as well, and some good writing, except where it falls apart in the middle during a poorly researched episode involving his arrest and detention in a government facility.

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