The RING GAME - Hardcover
Joe Crow has hit rock bottom. First, he misplaces his girlfriend overseas and can't even find her phone number. Then, he loses his nest egg in Las Vegas. And to top it all off, he burns out his Jaguar and ends up in a screaming yellow Pontiac GTO, feeling not at all like the man he wants to be.
This is all dismaying enough to make Joe think about giving up the gambling life.
Joe had gotten on the bad side of his father's best friend, Axel Speeter. This happened when he unwittingly introduced Axel's almost-daughter, Carmen Roman, to Hyatt Hilton, a one-time coke dealer who claims to be walking the straight and narrow these days. Axel, who's always been suspicious of Hyatt, makes it clear that Joe had better make sure that Hy the Guy is on the level before anyone walks down the aisle.
Crow's closer look at Hyatt shoves him into the middle of a dispute between Hilton and the self-styled we'll-never-die cult Hilton helped to found. They call themselves the Amaranthines, and they seem willing to do anything to extend their life spans - including planting Joe Crow in a Dumpster.
This is all dismaying enough to make Joe think about giving up the gambling life.
Joe had gotten on the bad side of his father's best friend, Axel Speeter. This happened when he unwittingly introduced Axel's almost-daughter, Carmen Roman, to Hyatt Hilton, a one-time coke dealer who claims to be walking the straight and narrow these days. Axel, who's always been suspicious of Hyatt, makes it clear that Joe had better make sure that Hy the Guy is on the level before anyone walks down the aisle.
Crow's closer look at Hyatt shoves him into the middle of a dispute between Hilton and the self-styled we'll-never-die cult Hilton helped to found. They call themselves the Amaranthines, and they seem willing to do anything to extend their life spans - including planting Joe Crow in a Dumpster.
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Review:
Axel Speeter, Pete Hautman's hilarious creation, returns for another delirious round of mayhem when his girlfriend's daughter Carmen becomes engaged to a con man named Hyatt Hilton. Before long, Axel has convinced his pal Joe Crow to investigate Hilton, which, in turn, embroils everyone in a misfired plot to scam some bogus preachers. Soon gamblers, bodybuilders, religious charlatans, and elderly fishermen are popping out of the midwestern landscape with loony abandon. All the craziness makes the mystery a little hard to follow, but it's all so endearing that you probably won't mind.
About the Author:
Pete Hautman is the author of many books, including the National Book Award-winning Godless and the time-travel adventure Mr. Was. He splits his time between Wisconsin and Minnesota.
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- PublisherSimon & Schuster
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0684832429
- ISBN 13 9780684832425
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages320
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