The Wild Card: A Luck of the Draw Western (Thorndike Clean Reads) [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Loretta Jackson (Author), Vickie Britton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 17, 2010 | Series: Thorndike Clean Reads

Drew Woodson’s arch-enemy‚ Matt Ferris‚ becomes his new mining partner when Tommy Garth gambles away his share of the Lyra Shay mine in a fateful game of poker. Ferris‚ wasting no time trying to gain full control of the mine

Editorial Reviews

Review

This tightly written novel appears, on the surface, to be a typical genre piece, but readers who delve below will find both a subtle and though-provoking revenge story and a hero who is torn between his hatred of one man and his need to save a friend from himself. -Booklist --Booklist --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

About the Author

The Wild Card is the third novel in Loretta Jackson and Vickie Britton's Luck of the Draw series for Avalon. The sisters are co-authors of Stone of Vengeance, which takes place in the modern-day West, the Ardis Cole Mystery Series, and a play set at a poker table, Dead Man's Hand. Both writers are drawn to the western setting, which has provided a backdrop for much of their work. Loretta, who taught school at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, now resides in Junction City, Kansas. Vickie, whose interested include history and criminal justice, lives in Hutchinson, Kansas.

The Wild Card is Loretta and Vickie's sixth book for Avalon. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 261 pages
• Publisher: Thorndike Press; Lrg edition (February 17, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1410423840
• ISBN-13: 978-1410423849
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)