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    Lost Wages
    Lost Wages
    Lost Wages
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    Lost Wages

    By Chris Lowry

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    Rent is due and his lucks run out.

     

    Jack House has a plan. Win every hand.

     

    Or at least win more than he loses.

     

    But lately, he's been on a run of bad luck and the cards aren't playing right.

     

    He's in over his head and up to his neck in debts to a small time gangster turned loan shark.

     

    But Jack's got a plan to turn the tables and rob the make believe mafioso and he feels like his luck's about to turn around.

     

    He's all in on winning.

     

    Again.

     

    If he's lucky.

     

    Fans of absurdist thriller adventure are going to love this Vegas action. Place your bets.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChris Lowry
    Release dateOct 24, 2023
    ISBN9798215089903
    Lost Wages
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    Chris Lowry

    Chris Lowry is an author and adventure seeker who has traveled the globe exploring new worlds and writing about his thrilling experiences. With over one hundred thrillers, science fiction, and urban fantasy novels to his name, as well as more than a thousand articles published across various publications, Chris has established himself as a master storyteller and a leading voice in the world of action and adventure. Whether he's fighting off hordes of undead in a post-apocalyptic wasteland or braving the depths of outer space, Chris is always ready for his next thrilling adventure. Follow his journey as he battles against impossible odds and becomes the hero that the world needs.

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      Lost Wages - Chris Lowry

      Chris Lowry

      Lost Wages October 2023

      Copyright © 2023 by Chris Lowry

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise without written permission from the publisher. It is illegal to copy this book, post it to a website, or distribute it by any other means without permission.

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      Contents

      1. LOST WAGES

      2. 2

      3. 3

      4. 5

      5. 6

      6. 7

      7. 8

      8. 9

      9. 10

      10. 11

      11. 12

      12. 13

      13. 14

      14. Chapter 14

      1

      LOST WAGES

      Four of a kind. The odds of pulling a pair of Aces in the deal were low. Jack House almost went all in on the first round of betting.

      But there was a smug little son of a bitch in a Western shirt and Elvis sunglasses who won the last three hands and Jack wanted to take him for some of his money.

      So he tossed in a chip, just a buy in to see the turn.

      I’m in, he licked his lips.

      He really needed this money. Lot rent was due three days ago, and Ms. Katsopolis was hounding the step of his RV to collect. He had vowed last time to never be late again after his landlady made arrangements to extend him credit. Jack wasn’t sure if he could fuck a senior citizen again. It would be one thing if the former showgirl retained the toned fitness of her ancient glory, but decades of smoking and thin mints had not been kind. He shivered at the memory of sagging skin and flabby wattles as Western shirt put his chip in.

      Tell, the smug man grinned under his shades.

      It was unprofessional and unnecessary as every player had seen it. The other four players wasted no time in debate before joining the pot.

      Jack almost shivered again.

      Thoughts of his amorous landlady disappeared when the dealer flipped the turn to reveal a third ace.

      He wanted to shout, All in.

      He wanted to scream, Eat it motherfucker!

      But he counted the stack of chips in front of him with one hand.

      It didn’t take long.

      He put two of them to slow play and hunched back in his seat.

      The other players studied him. A lot of pros said Don’t play the cards, play the player, but Jack didn’t think that made too

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