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Proper Villains
2019
First Published
4.79
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291
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Flash Madigan has a problem. He just stole $900,000 from the Russian mob to place a bet on a jai alai game that was supposed to be fixed. Only, it wasn't. Now, he's out 900 large and needs to pay it back before the bosses figure out what happened. Manny Diaz is an ex-Special Forces solider kicked out of the Army for running a cottage industry in international arms trafficking, now he's a small time crook with more schemes than sense. Manny set up the rigged game and forgot to mention that the vice squad rolled it up. Now, he owes Flash a favor. Demetrius Dawes is an ex-pro football player-turned home security consultant. He's got undergraduate work in breaking and entering and, quite possibly, the worst robbery scheme on the planet. But, he's just found the perfect mark that is the solution to all their problems... Together, they decide to blackmail a retired Columbian drug smuggler hiding out in Coral Gables. What could go wrong? As it turns out, literally all of it. Now, the race is on to see who gets them first—every cop in Miami, the FBI, the Russian Mob or a mark who is a lot more dangerous than he seems. Only some proper villains are going to get out of this alive.

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Author

Dale M. Nelson
Dale M. Nelson
Author · 5 books
Dale M. Nelson grew up outside Tampa, Florida and is a graduate of the University of Florida's College of Journalism and Communications. He served eight years a United States Air Force Officer. Following his military service, Dale relocated to the Washington D.C. area and has worked in the defense, technology and telecommunications sectors before starting his writing career. He currently lives in Washington D.C. with his wife and daughters.
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