Texas by the Tail
Language: English
20th Century American Novel And Short Story Crime Detective and Mystery Stories Espionage Fiction Fiction - Psychological Suspense General General & Literary Fiction Historical Intrigue Modern Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Modern fiction Mystery Mystery & Detective Mystery & Detective - General Psychological Romance Romance - Historical Romance: Historical Suspense Texas Texas - Fiction
Publisher: Vintage
Published: Jan 1, 1965
Description:
Mitch Corley has a girlfriend with expensive tastes and a ruthless wife who refuses to become an "ex" without major compensation. He needs big money and he needs it fast. Which makes Texas Mitch's natural destination, since nowhere are rich men more inclined to stake huge sums on a roll of the dice. The only problem is that Texans are sore losers--and they have cruel and ingenious ways of getting back at anyone who cheats them. Texas by the Tail is a high-spirited, sexy, and ingeniously plotted novel of the grifting life, by a writer who is a virtual encyclopedia of the con, the scam, and the double cross.