Author: Greg Herren
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Inc
ISBN: 1602829969
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
Bomb threats, murder, a tiger, animal rights, missing money—all in a day’s work for Scotty Bradley, P.I.! Scotty Bradley and his sexy boyfriends Colin and Frank are back, and this case is even more crazy and confusing than any of their previous ones! A simple trip up to Baton Rouge to bail his mother out of jail takes a dire turn when her best friend from college, animal rights activist Veronica Porterie, turns up murdered—and Mom hires the boys to find out who killed her! But nothing is as it seems in Veronica’s life and past, and soon the boys are involved in a treasure hunt like no other—because Scotty’s mom’s life hangs in the balance!
Baton Rouge Bingo
Author: Greg Herren
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Inc
ISBN: 1602829969
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
Bomb threats, murder, a tiger, animal rights, missing money—all in a day’s work for Scotty Bradley, P.I.! Scotty Bradley and his sexy boyfriends Colin and Frank are back, and this case is even more crazy and confusing than any of their previous ones! A simple trip up to Baton Rouge to bail his mother out of jail takes a dire turn when her best friend from college, animal rights activist Veronica Porterie, turns up murdered—and Mom hires the boys to find out who killed her! But nothing is as it seems in Veronica’s life and past, and soon the boys are involved in a treasure hunt like no other—because Scotty’s mom’s life hangs in the balance!
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Inc
ISBN: 1602829969
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
Bomb threats, murder, a tiger, animal rights, missing money—all in a day’s work for Scotty Bradley, P.I.! Scotty Bradley and his sexy boyfriends Colin and Frank are back, and this case is even more crazy and confusing than any of their previous ones! A simple trip up to Baton Rouge to bail his mother out of jail takes a dire turn when her best friend from college, animal rights activist Veronica Porterie, turns up murdered—and Mom hires the boys to find out who killed her! But nothing is as it seems in Veronica’s life and past, and soon the boys are involved in a treasure hunt like no other—because Scotty’s mom’s life hangs in the balance!
Deadbomb Bingo Ray
Author: Jeff Johnson
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 168336726X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
Foreword INDIES Finalist Library Journal Pick of the Month for November 2017 Crime. Vengeance. Love. Physics. The infamous Deadbomb Bingo Ray is a high level fixer in the City of Brotherly Love. He’s the man you call when you’ve crossed the line into hopeless and there’s no way back to anywhere. Three years have passed since Ray burned a hedge fund manager on behalf of a pool of retirees, and now the money man is back for revenge. While Ray unravels the plot and orchestrates some payback of his own, he unwittingly steps into the ultimate high stakes game. Falling in love with the beautiful physicist trapped at the edge of the burn was just bad timing. When the fuse is finally lit, getting killed isn’t high on the list of the worst that could happen in this dark and stylish noir.
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 168336726X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
Foreword INDIES Finalist Library Journal Pick of the Month for November 2017 Crime. Vengeance. Love. Physics. The infamous Deadbomb Bingo Ray is a high level fixer in the City of Brotherly Love. He’s the man you call when you’ve crossed the line into hopeless and there’s no way back to anywhere. Three years have passed since Ray burned a hedge fund manager on behalf of a pool of retirees, and now the money man is back for revenge. While Ray unravels the plot and orchestrates some payback of his own, he unwittingly steps into the ultimate high stakes game. Falling in love with the beautiful physicist trapped at the edge of the burn was just bad timing. When the fuse is finally lit, getting killed isn’t high on the list of the worst that could happen in this dark and stylish noir.
Tribal Lobbying Matters
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs (1993- )
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Gambling, Space, and Time
Author: Pauliina Raento
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
ISBN: 0874178673
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The eight essays in Gambling, Space, and Time use a global and interdisciplinary approach to examine two significant areas of gambling studies that have not been widely explored--the ever-changing boundaries that divide and organize gambling spaces, and the cultures, perceptions, and emotions related to gambling. The contributors represent a variety of disciplines: history, geography, sociology, anthropology, political science, and law. The essays consider such topics as the impact of technological advances on gambling activities, the role of the nation-state in the gambling industry, and the ways that cultural and moral values influence the availability of gambling and the behavior of gamblers. The case studies offer rich new insights into a gambling industry that is both a global phenomenon and a powerful engine of local change.
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
ISBN: 0874178673
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The eight essays in Gambling, Space, and Time use a global and interdisciplinary approach to examine two significant areas of gambling studies that have not been widely explored--the ever-changing boundaries that divide and organize gambling spaces, and the cultures, perceptions, and emotions related to gambling. The contributors represent a variety of disciplines: history, geography, sociology, anthropology, political science, and law. The essays consider such topics as the impact of technological advances on gambling activities, the role of the nation-state in the gambling industry, and the ways that cultural and moral values influence the availability of gambling and the behavior of gamblers. The case studies offer rich new insights into a gambling industry that is both a global phenomenon and a powerful engine of local change.
Earl K. Long
Author: Michael L. Kurtz
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 080711765X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
In a region famous for its flamboyant politicians, Earl K. Long was one of the most flamboyant of them all. This first full-scale biography of the former Louisiana governor explores his controversial life-style and his strong family ties, his raw humor and his political savvy, his abuse of power and his accomplishments in the areas of civil rights and public services. Michael L. Kurtz and Morgan D. Peoples provide new information from recently declassified FBI files concerning Earl's ties with organized crime figures, give the first comprehensive account of his stays in mental institutions in 1959, and offer factual information about his notorious relationship with the stripper Blaze Star. Based on more than two decades of research in a variety of sources, this important biography fills a serious gap in the history of modern Louisiana politics.
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 080711765X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
In a region famous for its flamboyant politicians, Earl K. Long was one of the most flamboyant of them all. This first full-scale biography of the former Louisiana governor explores his controversial life-style and his strong family ties, his raw humor and his political savvy, his abuse of power and his accomplishments in the areas of civil rights and public services. Michael L. Kurtz and Morgan D. Peoples provide new information from recently declassified FBI files concerning Earl's ties with organized crime figures, give the first comprehensive account of his stays in mental institutions in 1959, and offer factual information about his notorious relationship with the stripper Blaze Star. Based on more than two decades of research in a variety of sources, this important biography fills a serious gap in the history of modern Louisiana politics.
Easy Casino Gambling
Author: Gayle Mitchell
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 162636902X
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Everyone who has ever gambled knows how even small bets can make the heart race. Gayle Mitchell understands because that’s how she felt when she first walked into a Las Vegas casino nearly twenty years ago. Because her first experience was such a pulsating one, she committed herself to learn every game in the casino so that she could return the next time a better-educated gambler. Today, she is considered one of North America’s leading experts on casino gaming and has made a career out of educating other gamblers. Here she explains the best and worst bets in the casino, the secrets of successful slots and video poker play, how to win at blackjack, her ten “Dos” of casino gambling, tips on casino poker, and much more. Her thorough knowledge of the subject and enthusiasm for the sheer fun of the casino experience makes this book essential reading before you walk through a casino’s doors.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 162636902X
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Everyone who has ever gambled knows how even small bets can make the heart race. Gayle Mitchell understands because that’s how she felt when she first walked into a Las Vegas casino nearly twenty years ago. Because her first experience was such a pulsating one, she committed herself to learn every game in the casino so that she could return the next time a better-educated gambler. Today, she is considered one of North America’s leading experts on casino gaming and has made a career out of educating other gamblers. Here she explains the best and worst bets in the casino, the secrets of successful slots and video poker play, how to win at blackjack, her ten “Dos” of casino gambling, tips on casino poker, and much more. Her thorough knowledge of the subject and enthusiasm for the sheer fun of the casino experience makes this book essential reading before you walk through a casino’s doors.
How the South Joined the Gambling Nation
Author: Michael Nelson
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807135372
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
A national map of legalized gambling from 1963 would show one state, Nevada, with casino gambling and no states with lotteries. Today's map shows eleven commercial casino states, most of them along the Mississippi River, forty-two states with state-owned lotteries, and racetrack betting, slot-machine parlors, charitable bingo, and Native American gambling halls flourishing throughout the nation. For the past twenty years, the South has wrestled with gambling issues. In How the South Joined the Gambling Nation, Michael Nelson and John Lyman Mason examine how modern southern state governments have decided whether to adopt or prohibit casinos and lotteries. Nelson and Mason point out that although the South participated fully in past gambling eras, it is the last region to join the modern movement embracing legalized gambling. Despite the prevalence of wistful, romantic images of gambling on southern riverboats, the politically and religiously conservative ideology of the modern South makes it difficult for states to toss their chips into the pot. The authors tell the story of the arrival or rejection of legalized gambling in seven southern states -- Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, Arkansas, and Alabama. The authors suggest that some states chose to legalize gambling based on the examples of other nearby states, as when Mississippi casinos spurred casino legalization in Louisiana and the Georgia lottery inspired lottery campaigns in neighboring South Carolina, Alabama, and Tennessee. Also important was the influence of Democratic policy entrepreneurs, such as Zell Miller in Georgia, Don Siegelman in Alabama, and Edwin Edwards in Louisiana, who wanted to sell the idea of gambling in order to sell themselves to voters. At the same time, each state had its own idiosyncrasies, such as certain provisions of their state constitutions weighing heavily as a factor. Nelson and Mason show that the story of gambling's spread in the South exemplifies the process of state policy innovation. In exploring how southern states have weighed the moral and economic risk of legalizing gambling, especially the political controversies that surround these discussions, Nelson and Mason employ a suspenseful, fast-paced narrative that echoes the oftentimes hurried decisions made by state legislators. Although each of these seven states fought a unique battle over gambling, taken together, these case studies help tell the larger story of how the South -- sometimes reluctantly, sometimes enthusiastically -- decided to join the gambling nation.
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807135372
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
A national map of legalized gambling from 1963 would show one state, Nevada, with casino gambling and no states with lotteries. Today's map shows eleven commercial casino states, most of them along the Mississippi River, forty-two states with state-owned lotteries, and racetrack betting, slot-machine parlors, charitable bingo, and Native American gambling halls flourishing throughout the nation. For the past twenty years, the South has wrestled with gambling issues. In How the South Joined the Gambling Nation, Michael Nelson and John Lyman Mason examine how modern southern state governments have decided whether to adopt or prohibit casinos and lotteries. Nelson and Mason point out that although the South participated fully in past gambling eras, it is the last region to join the modern movement embracing legalized gambling. Despite the prevalence of wistful, romantic images of gambling on southern riverboats, the politically and religiously conservative ideology of the modern South makes it difficult for states to toss their chips into the pot. The authors tell the story of the arrival or rejection of legalized gambling in seven southern states -- Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, Arkansas, and Alabama. The authors suggest that some states chose to legalize gambling based on the examples of other nearby states, as when Mississippi casinos spurred casino legalization in Louisiana and the Georgia lottery inspired lottery campaigns in neighboring South Carolina, Alabama, and Tennessee. Also important was the influence of Democratic policy entrepreneurs, such as Zell Miller in Georgia, Don Siegelman in Alabama, and Edwin Edwards in Louisiana, who wanted to sell the idea of gambling in order to sell themselves to voters. At the same time, each state had its own idiosyncrasies, such as certain provisions of their state constitutions weighing heavily as a factor. Nelson and Mason show that the story of gambling's spread in the South exemplifies the process of state policy innovation. In exploring how southern states have weighed the moral and economic risk of legalizing gambling, especially the political controversies that surround these discussions, Nelson and Mason employ a suspenseful, fast-paced narrative that echoes the oftentimes hurried decisions made by state legislators. Although each of these seven states fought a unique battle over gambling, taken together, these case studies help tell the larger story of how the South -- sometimes reluctantly, sometimes enthusiastically -- decided to join the gambling nation.
Red Market
Author: Dharma Kelleher
Publisher: Dark Pariah Press
ISBN: 1952128277
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Who's Running the Human Chop Shop Known as Red Market? Halloween is fast approaching. For bail enforcement agent Jinx Ballou, work has taken a turn for the macabre. Among the fugitives she's been hired to apprehend is Donnie Krueger, a man charged with illegally selling cadavers. When Krueger himself turns up dead, Jinx finds herself behind the eight ball as the prime suspect in his murder. Desperate to clear her name, Jinx dives deep into Krueger's morbid business dealings. What she discovers is far more gruesome—a site on the dark web called Red Market where body parts are harvested from the vulnerable and sold to the privileged. Will Jinx bring down this black market of body parts, or end up carved like a jack-o’-lantern, her organs sold to the highest bidder? As one of the few openly transgender authors in the mystery/thriller genre, Dharma Kelleher delivers yet another heartfelt crime thriller that delves deep into the issues of freedom, power, and accountability. Red Market is the fifth thriller in the highly acclaimed Jinx Ballou Bounty Hunter crime fiction series, although each book in the series can be enjoyed as a standalone. Curl up with Red Market and join Jinx on an action-packed thrill ride that will leave you cheering for more.
Publisher: Dark Pariah Press
ISBN: 1952128277
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Who's Running the Human Chop Shop Known as Red Market? Halloween is fast approaching. For bail enforcement agent Jinx Ballou, work has taken a turn for the macabre. Among the fugitives she's been hired to apprehend is Donnie Krueger, a man charged with illegally selling cadavers. When Krueger himself turns up dead, Jinx finds herself behind the eight ball as the prime suspect in his murder. Desperate to clear her name, Jinx dives deep into Krueger's morbid business dealings. What she discovers is far more gruesome—a site on the dark web called Red Market where body parts are harvested from the vulnerable and sold to the privileged. Will Jinx bring down this black market of body parts, or end up carved like a jack-o’-lantern, her organs sold to the highest bidder? As one of the few openly transgender authors in the mystery/thriller genre, Dharma Kelleher delivers yet another heartfelt crime thriller that delves deep into the issues of freedom, power, and accountability. Red Market is the fifth thriller in the highly acclaimed Jinx Ballou Bounty Hunter crime fiction series, although each book in the series can be enjoyed as a standalone. Curl up with Red Market and join Jinx on an action-packed thrill ride that will leave you cheering for more.
The Star
Chaser
Author: Dharma Kelleher
Publisher: Dark Pariah Press
ISBN: 0979173019
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
She's the last hope for a missing teenage girl. But time is running out... Bounty hunter Jinx Ballou has pursued all sorts of fugitives across Phoenix, Arizona’s mean streets and unforgiving desert. Drug dealers, carjackers, rapists, and murderers. But nothing about her latest job makes any sense. A mentally disabled teenage girl in a wheelchair charged with murdering her own mother? And now she's vanished without a trace? Jinx soon unearths a horrifying secret that may clear the missing teenager, but also points to a greater threat hunting them both. Racing against time, Jinx pushes her skills, her body, and her luck to the limit. But can she find the girl before it’s too late? If you enjoy page-turning action, queer heroines, stunning plot twists, and thrillers where criminal and social justice intersect, you’ll love the first book in Dharma Kelleher's groundbreaking Jinx Ballou series. Curl up with your copy Chaser today and be transported to a world of danger, justice, and a heroine you won’t soon forget.
Publisher: Dark Pariah Press
ISBN: 0979173019
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
She's the last hope for a missing teenage girl. But time is running out... Bounty hunter Jinx Ballou has pursued all sorts of fugitives across Phoenix, Arizona’s mean streets and unforgiving desert. Drug dealers, carjackers, rapists, and murderers. But nothing about her latest job makes any sense. A mentally disabled teenage girl in a wheelchair charged with murdering her own mother? And now she's vanished without a trace? Jinx soon unearths a horrifying secret that may clear the missing teenager, but also points to a greater threat hunting them both. Racing against time, Jinx pushes her skills, her body, and her luck to the limit. But can she find the girl before it’s too late? If you enjoy page-turning action, queer heroines, stunning plot twists, and thrillers where criminal and social justice intersect, you’ll love the first book in Dharma Kelleher's groundbreaking Jinx Ballou series. Curl up with your copy Chaser today and be transported to a world of danger, justice, and a heroine you won’t soon forget.