Quick Silver

An "e;intense, deeply haunting"e; saga about love, money, and murder, set amid Nevada's mining and gambling booms (Publishers Weekly). In the aftermath of World War I, three veterans Mike, Jim, and Buck meet a seductive woman named Ruby. Quick Silver follows all four over a span of decades, from Virginia City to Las Vegas, as their lives intertwine and intersect. It is a tale of marriage and infidelity, an orphaned boy and a forbidden passion, fortunes made in silver mining and the early days of casinos overrun by organized crime. This absorbing tale of the American Southwest blends fictional characters with real-life figures, such as Bugsy Siegel and Meyer Lansky, in a dramatic epic. "e;Turbulent emotions and confrontations fill this spellbinding tale that pits highly principled characters against wanton, amoral ones. To maintain the suspense, Howard deftly shifts from past to present. He is a superlative storyteller."e; Publishers Weekly "e;Skillful and well-researched . . . An entertaining and nicely turned plot."e; Kirkus Reviews