The Texas Twist (Radar Hoverlander Series #3)

by John Vorhaus

Overview

"Vorhaus keeps things moving briskly, and Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiaasen fans should be pleased."—Publishers Weekly

After pulling world-class cons in California and New Mexico, Radar Hoverlander and his crew, including girlfriend and grift artist Allie Quinn and their hapless buddy Vic Mirplo, are back in action, this time in Austin. So many rich fools to bamboozle—but is Radar having a crisis of conscience? A smart, fast-paced, funny work—crime caper fiction at its best.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781938849077
Publisher:	TURNER PUB CO
Publication date:	06/11/2013
Series:	A Radar Hoverlander Novel , #3
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

John Vorhaus: John Vorhaus first introduced the charming con man Radar Hoverlander in the novel California Roll, followed by Albuquerque Turkey; The Texas Twist is the third Radar novel. Vorhaus is also the author of the bestselling writers' guide The Comic Toolbox, as well as many popular books on poker.

Table of Contents

1 Olivier de Havilland 9

2 The Zizzles 23

3 Magic Bullet 32

4 Mirplovian Logic 42

5 We Smell a Rat 47

6 You'd Think It's a Scram 52

7 His Pollyanna Docket 61

8 The Gun Smoketh 74

9 True Believer 85

10 Sweetheart Scam 95

11 Cortisol Surge 100

11 Backstory Wink 109

13 The Texas Twist 120

14 The Visine Gag 129

15 On Its Way to Pluto 137

16 Five Oh Something Something 144

17 Leave Wellinov Alone 154

18 A Captain Kirk Kiss 170

19 The Leveling Game 183

20 Collateral Glass 198

21 Savransky Cut 204

22 The Big Misinformation 212

23 Kxx 220

24 We Play with Pain 229

25 Fools in Motley 235

26 Grifter Fill 247

27 The Walkaway 256

28 The Book of Mirplo 267

29 Radar Fucking Hoverlander 277

30 Curiosity 291

Editorial Reviews

Vorhaus’s well-plotted third Radar Hoverlander novel (after 2011’s The Albuquerque Turkey) takes the second-generation con man to Austin, Tex., where Radar—assisted by girlfriend Allie Quinn and partner Vic Mirplo—tries to help neighbor Sarah Crandall avoid a scam. Adam Ames has persuaded a desperate Sarah that he can save the life of her 10-year-old son, Jonah, who has dysesthesia, a rare and fatal disease. Things get complex quickly when it becomes unclear whether Sarah is Ames’s target or if Radar and friends are the target of Ames and Sarah. In a kind of Spy vs. Spy game, the two sides each seek an edge in a contest of wits that leads to a showdown at an April 1 costume shindig orchestrated by the manic Mirplo. Grifters take pride in not resorting to violence, but the threat of violence is real as a frantic battle royal caps this amusing caper. (June)

Publishers Weekly