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Wally Sample is a degenerate gambler who owes money to every major casino and loan sharks everywhere. He is also the youngest heir to the Sample Iced Tea Corporation and upon his fortieth birthday, if he can prove to the courts that he is cured of his gambling addiction, will take his place as the sixth controlling member of the iced-tea giant.. . Problem is, a month short of turning forty, Wallys gambling habit is worse than ever. In desperation, he turns to Frank Kagan, the family attorney who decades ago prepared the will for Wallys deceased father and founder of Sample Iced Tea.. . Kagan calls on his old friend John Bekker for help, asking Bekker to babysit Wally and prevent him from gambling for thirty days in order to meet the courts requirements. The assignment proves tougher than anyone imagined, but Bekker is determined to clean Wally up at all costs -- even if it means facing down a killer. . . Racing the clock until Wallys court appearance, Bekker finds himself in the middle of corporate greed and scandal and a deadly murder investigation, while trying to stay one step ahead of a crazed would-be killer who will definitely try again. And everything rests upon the very narrow shoulders of Wally Sample, who wants nothing more out of life than to find a winning scratch ticket and beat the odds..
About the Author
Al Lamanda was born in The Bronx, New York and lived most of his life in Manhattan. His debut novel Dunston Falls received high praise from Kirkus and Publisher's weekly and from there he was hooked, writing more than twenty novels and several screenplays.Be sure to check out the latest screenplay he wrote titled American Violence. The film hits theaters in February 2017 and stars Bruce Dern and Denise Richards.Nominated for the 2016 Nero Award for best mystery for This Side of Midnight.Nominated for the 2015 Nero Award for best mystery novel for First Light.Nominated for The Edgar Award for best novel for Sunset, 2012. Look for the sequel Sunrise in summer 2013.Voted the best crime novel of 2013 for Sunrise by the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance. In his spare time Al Lamanda is an avid weight lifter and boxer and housemaid to his Maine Coon Cat. Winner of The Nero Award 2017 for With Six You Get Wally for best mystery.Under the pen name of Ethan j. Wolfe, Mr. Lamanda has written a dozen historical western novels that are both popular and highly reviewed. Among his historical westerns is the very popular Regulator series.
