High Hand.High Hand by Gary Phillips Gary Phillips may refer to:
abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 1-575-66616-2 Martha Chainey is no Christie Love. She is however, an ex-show girl who packs a pistol and tussles with the mob. Chainey is the protagonist in Phillips' swift moving tale about a woman who is chosen to deliver $7 million dollars from a Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. casino to a mysterious address in California. Before making the drop, Chainey is robbed by a group of masked thugs. Everyone is gunned down, except her and Casino owners Frank and Victoria DeGault, who, having entrusted Chainey to deliver the money, are the first ones to threaten her if she is unable to find the thieves and recover the loot. The rest of the novel propels and spirals its way through Chainey's high-action efforts to recover the cash. Phillips is still maturing as a mystery and suspense writer and sometimes his book is overly simplistic sim·plism n. The tendency to oversimplify an issue or a problem by ignoring complexities or complications. [French simplisme, from simple, simple, from Old French; see simple and prophetic. The outcome is predictable. The dialogue between the characters, while littered with profanities and raw language, is verbose Wordy; long winded. The term is often used as a switch to display the status of some operation. For example, a /v might mean "verbose mode." and prosaic. But High Hand, attempts to introduce a new and exciting African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. female character who has zest, flair and style. Armed with kicks, flips and athleticism, Chainey commands attention. Unfortunately, High Hand, falls short in its attempt to maintain the attention and interest of readers even as he provides a suspenseful, gripping and exciting story in which this sophisticated and intelligent heroine can really let loose. |
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