Tuesday, June 19, 2018

The big get-even

The big get-even / Paul Di Filippo, read by Keith Szarabajka, 345 pgs.

Glen McClinton had a drug problem that he was funding by stealing from his clients.  He ended up disbarred and after a prison sentence, is out trying to get his life back together.  He is out one night and saves a guy from an overdose.  Months later, this guy looks him up.  Stan is also an ex-con, actually got out the day he ODed.  Stan is now clean again and recruiting Glen for a big scam to get even with the guy who allowed him to go to prison.  To pull this off, they end up re-opening a lodge that had been closed for years to get their mark to believe the land is worth much more than it actually is worth.  The scam ends up being a lot of work and along the way, there is a quirky group of locals who work for the lodge.  Everyone keeps moving things forward and having a lot of casual hook-ups.  In the end, do they pull off the deal?  You will have to read (or listen) if you want to know.

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