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Orphan Road - Andrew Nette
Gary Chance is an ex-Australian army driver and nightclub bouncer turned professional thief and in need of a job. An offer comes from a former employer, once notorious Melbourne social identity, now aging owner of a failing S&M club, Vera Leigh. <br><br>A shadowy real estate developer is trying to squeeze Leigh out of a rapidly gentrifying city. But she has a rescue plan that involves one of Australia's biggest heists, Melbourne's Great Bookie Robbery. On April 21, 1976, a well organised gang stole as much as three million dollars, a fortune at the time, from a Melbourne bookmakers club. The money was never recovered. No one was ever charged. And everyone associated with the crime has since died, either by natural causes or violently. <br><br>Leigh maintains that money was not the only thing stolen that day. So was a stash of uncut South African diamonds. And she wants Chance's help to retrieve them. Problem is, they are not the only ones looking. <br><br>The heist always goes wrong and the consequences, even half a century later, can be deadly. <br><br>Critical Acclaim for <i>Orphan Road</i>: <br><br>"<i>Orphan Road</i> is a breakneck tale of robbery and vengeance, as lyrical and gritty as a Bad Seeds tune. Superb." -Sam Wiebe, award-winning author of <i>Sunset and Jerich</i>o and <i>Invisible Dead</i> <br><br>"<i>Orphan Road</i> hits <i>Mr Inbetween</i> levels of brilliance. Stylish writing and whip-smart dialogue, this is noir done right." -David Whish-Wilson, author of <i>Line of Sight</i> and <i>The Sawdust House</i> <br><br>"I have been waiting for another Gary Chance book. <i>Orphan Road</i> is grimy, twisty and fast. Absolutely worth the wait." -Iain Ryan, author of <i>Four Days</i> and <i>The Student</i> <br><br>"A multi-continental heist romp, Nette's <i>Orphan Road</i> is in direct lineage with Westlake/Stark's Parker series and Thompson's <i>The Getaway</i>. Filled with pulpy goodness, this crime caper scratches your thieving itch. For fans of Barry Gifford's Black Lizard catalog, this one's a guaranteed delight." -Nolan Knight, author of <i>The Neon Lights Are Veins</i> and <i>Gallows Dome</i> <br><br>"Some people will do anything for money...or in this case diamonds. Gary Chance is one of those people and in <i>Orphan Road</i>, Andrew Nette gifts us with a good, old-fashioned hard-boiled thriller that moves at a machine-gun-like pace leaving the reader gasping for air." -Charles Salzberg, multiple Shamus Award-nominated author
