Vegas Vengeance - Randy Wayne White - Bog

Hawker partners with a madam to save a world-class Vegas brothelJames Hawker finds her in the Yellow Pages, listed under "P"-for prostitution. This is Las Vegas, after all, where the world''s oldest profession is just another business. Vegas has been a wide-open town for more than a century: a place where respectable Americans can indulge their darkest fantasies. But an unpleasant new attraction has been added to this paradise of gambling and perversion-the forbidden vice called murder. Hawker isn''t a gambling man, but murder is his business. Barbara Blaine is the most talented madam in Sin City, savvy and tough and radiantly beautiful. A syndicate of gangsters wants to take over her brothel, and Blaine is ready to fight them tooth and claw. But when her longtime lover disappears, she knows the only man who can help her is Hawker, America''s deadliest vigilante. Vegas Vengeance is the 6th book in the Hawker series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.Praise for Randy Wayne White"Breathtaking, harrowing, and immensely suspenseful." -Florida Weekly on Haunted "[Randy Wayne White] raises the bar of the action thriller." -The Miami Herald "White keeps the action churning forward. . . . A fine thriller." -Booklist on Bone DeepRandy Wayne White was born in Ashland, Ohio, in 1950. Best known for his series featuring retired NSA agent Doc Ford, he has published over twenty crime fiction and nonfiction adventure books. White began writing fiction while working as a fishing guide in Florida, where most of his books are set. His earlier writings include the Hawker series, which he published under the pen name Carl Ramm. White has received several awards for his fiction, and his novels have been featured on the New York Times bestseller list. He was a monthly columnist for Outside magazine and has contributed to several other publications, as well as lectured throughout the United States and travelled extensively. White currently lives on Pine Island in South Florida, and remains an active member of the community through his involvement with local civic affairs as well as the restaurant Doc Ford''s Sanibel Rum Bar and Grill.