"A great pulp noir piece involving casinos, gunfights, and a dash of magic reminiscent of Big Trouble in Little China. Fun, exciting fiction that reads like my favorite movies from the '80s." - Barbarian Book Club He's an ex-magician turned criminal who never believed in magic. But when Fate deals him a new hand, all bets are off. Jack is a jaded former illusionist who turned his back on the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas. Now a cunning criminal, he shuffles in smuggling jobs and counterfeit art between stiff drinks and a half-assed search for greater purpose. When a collection job goes sideways, his boss sends him out of town to cool things off. Just a quick bounce to a remote Pacific island at the edge of the map. There Jack meets a Hong Kong mafia queen for a simple trade: Western art for Eastern antiquity. An ancient oracle that supposedly predicted the rise and fall of empires. But there is no such thing, right? Soon a beautiful casino girl, rival mobsters, and fearsome spirits straight out of Chinese myth all want to cash in Jack's chips. With the mystical deck stacked against him, can this Sin City escape artist make it out alive? One-Eyed Jacks is a wildly fun noir fantasy crime novel. If you like gritty and flawed heroes, pulp fiction-style mystery, and a twist of dark wit, then you'll love J. D. Brink's dragon-sized adventure. Deal yourself in and buy One-Eyed Jacks today!
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Jack is a jaded illusionist turned criminal. He doesn't believe in magic. Until a smuggling job goes sideways and puts his soul on the line.
After leaving behind the neon haze and smoky mirrors of Las Vegas, Jack reinvents himself as a smuggler and debt collector for a California crime boss.
His next task is a simple one: Trade counterfeit art for lost Chinese artifacts at a remote Pacific resort. Get the goods. Get home. Avoid trouble.
But nothing is ever simple for the Jack of Spades. Rival mobsters, a beautiful casino girl, and ancient magic threaten his reality and his life.
Urban fantasy, crime noir, and Asian myth collide in this darkly entertaining novel of stylish mystery and pulp adventure.
"A great pulp noir piece involving casinos, gunfights, and a dash of magic reminiscent of Big Trouble in Little China. Fun, exciting fiction that reads like my favorite movies from the '80s." - Barbarian Book Club
The Grit & Shadows Collection can be read in series or with each volume standing on its own dark merits. A fiendish witches' brew of gritty crime, urban fantasy, vampire horror, and sci-fi noir.
- One-Eyed Jacks - A novel of urban fantasy, crime noir, and Asian myth
- Kiss of the Maiden - Five stories of gritty heroes and bloody resolve
- Waking in the Dark - Four tales of temptation and terror
- Grit & Shadows Omnibus - The complete series in one deliciously dark volume