Bottom Deal (A Nick Jennings Short Thriller)

"I ate this up like chocolate. More please."
~Cindy Gerard
New York Times Bestselling Author

From ITW Thriller Award nominee and Nicholl award-winning author, Robert Gregory Browne, comes BOTTOM DEAL, the story of Nick Jennings, an ex-cop struggling to survive a nasty fall from grace, only to be confronted by a past he'd just as soon forget.

Holly Addison, a reformed Vegas hooker and police informant, is convinced someone is trying to kill her, and wants Nick’s help. What Nick doesn't realize is that he's about to get mixed up in a murder investigation involving the rich and powerful, whose depravity knows no bounds.

And it’ll take everything Nick has in him to win with the hand he’s been dealt.

A 10,000 word short story, Bottom Deal originally appeared in Killer Year: Stories to Die For, edited by Lee Child

PRAISE FOR BOTTOM DEAL:

"Lean and taut, expertly crafted in the good old hard-boiled tradition."
~Kirkus Reviews

"Browne's "Bottom Deal" features a PI that would be at home in a lineup with Spade and Marlowe."
~Publishers Weekly

"Bottom Deal casts an ex-cop as a two-bit magician in Vegas, seeking the murderer of a friend. Both the allure and the sleaze of the 24/7 neon city is well-captured."
~Rod Lott, Bookgasm

"Browne's [story] combines engaging characters, a meaty plot, and brisk pace."
~Gerald So, Nasty. Brutish. Short.


PRAISE FOR THE WORK OF ROBERT GREGORY BROWNE:

"Browne's thrillers are lean, mean and thoroughly entertaining."
~New York Times bestselling author, Allison Brennan

"Browne has a gift for creating other worlds so believable that one would swear they exist."
~New York Times bestselling author, Gayle Lynds

"The twists and turns are like traveling switchbacks in the Rockies at 100 mph..."
~New York Times bestselling author, Cindy Gerard

"The deeply satisfying story moves at a furious pace, packed with unexpected and original clues and plot twists."
~Publisher's Weekly (starred review for Whisper in the Dark)

"This is a writer whose name will soon be a household word."
~Bookfinds


BROWNE'S FULL-LENGTH THRILLERS:

Kiss Her Goodbye
Whisper in the Dark
Kill Her Again
Down Among the Dead Men
The Paradise Prophecy

All available on Kindle.