Caught Stealing By Charlie Huston

[Rosanna]

   There's no end to Hank Thompson's troubles. Once a star high school baseball player, he's now reduced to tending bar at a neighborhood dive on Manhattan's Lower East Side. During his long life-skid, Thompson has picked up a drinking problem, a pair of bad feet, lots of debt and little ambition. But for Thompson, hero of Huston's dark, hard-driving debut, the worst is still ahead.

It begins when Hank’s neighbor, Russ, has to leave town in a rush and hands over Bud, the cat, in a carrier. But it isn’t until two Russians in tracksuits drag Hank over the bar at the joint where he works and beat him to a pulp that he starts to get the idea: Someone wants something from him. He just doesn’t know what it is, where it is, or how to make them understand he doesn’t have it.

 One lost kidney later, Hank realizes that an Elmore Leonardesque collection of Russian mobsters, short-fused cons, and renegade cops will snuff out all 10 lives he and the cat share between them if that's what it takes to find the not-so-good neighbor. His dull wits sharpened by pain and fear, Hank must keep one bum foot out of the grave long enough to figure out what the bad guys are looking for--and how to give it up safely.

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This is the first in a trilogy including "Six Bad Things" and "A Dangerous Man".

I will post the 2nd also upon request

I only have the 3rd in ebook form.

[Robert Johnson]

I finally managed to download this and Six Bad Things.

Thanks very much Rosanna.

Robert Johnson

[Rosanna]

Sorry about the troubles downloading..it must be an issue with the box site.

I've checked the links and I still have plenty of space so I guess you just have to be patient and try again.

[Robert Johnson]

Just out of interest, the Charlie Huston stuff, the David Wong stuff, anything from the box server gives the same message about bandwidth.

If anybody figures it out let me know.

I realize I'm at the end of the earth (Perth, Western Australia) but I've never had this problem before.

Robert Johnson

[Mike]

Thanks, Rosanna.  Charlie Huston is a new author to me.  I look forward to these two books.  Mike

[Rosanna]

You're welcome Mike.

I think It's fun to discover new things!

[tom turnbull]

Thanks very much for this story.

I should enjoy to hear the others as well

Thanks again.

[Rosanna]

You're welcome Tom but I think I misspoke..

I have posted the 2nd book  "Six Bad Things" but I only have the 3rd in ebook format.

Actually I 'm not even sure an audio version exists of the 3rd one because i can't even find it anywhere...even with online booksellers.  If you find it let me know.

[Couch Potato]

Thanks!

[Rosanna]

You're welcome!