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Catch You On The Flipside
“With this book, Lee Kvern gives us a thrilling ride, a delicious noir, both lush and intense. Each chapter is vividly wrought with a tension so palpable, the pages turn themselves. Spanning decades and continents, and with an epic scope and ensemble of characters, every reader is in for a vibrant experience!” — Bradley Somer, award-winning author of Fishbowl and Extinction
In 1983, Elle is a blackjack dealer at an Alberta casino. At the same time, Amado is a baggage handler in Manila. When Amado witnesses the assassination of a prominent political figure in Manila, he flees to Canada and ends up in the same casino as Elle; a disgruntled Hollander, Erik; and a card counter and stalker, Regrettable Russell.
Over the next thirty years, the characters remain intimately connected as their stories and histories intersect. Told from alternating points of view, this puzzle-in-progress brings each character’s pieces together that make up a whole picture that examines how everything from political espionage to intimate partner violence affects not only its direct participants but also its bystanders and witnesses.
Funny moving and epic all at onceCatch You on the Flipsideis a standoutltstrong style fontweight bold color rgb17 24 39 fontfamily Roboto Segoe UI GeezaPro DejaVu Serif sansserif applesystem BlinkMacSystemFont fontsize 14px fontstyle normal textalign start textindent 0px texttransform none whitespace normalgtPickle Me ThisThrough clever misdirection and suspenseful foreshadowing Kvern shows that the flipside of a person is not always what you think Whether describing the plight of a country or a few seedy gamblers Kvern renders these individuals with equal humanity and detailltstrong style fontweight bold color rgb17 24 39 fontfamily Roboto Segoe UI GeezaPro DejaVu Serif sansserif applesystem BlinkMacSystemFont fontsize 14px fontstyle normal textalign start textindent 0px texttransform none whitespace normalgtLiterary Review of Canada
If gambling intrigue bear attacks and political kleptocracy are at all your pet subjects this may be the book youve been waiting forJean Marc AhSen author ofIn the Beggarly Style of Imitation
Holy Toledo Lee Kvern is a great writer What a vivid gripping appalling horrifying intense physical real opening And from there Catch You on the Flipside never lets up Its as impressive in its scope as in its depth I felt this novel like real life on every single page BravaAngie Abdou author ofThis One Wild Life
Current urgent and utterly convincing Catch You on the Flipside ties corrupt Marcosera Philippines to boombust Calgary of the early 1980s Lee Kverns authentic vividly drawn characters prove that everyone peon or potentate has an unexpected Side BRichard Cumyn author ofThis Lark of Stolen Time
Catch You On The Flipside is an international thriller that deftly draws together an assassination in Manila the staff at a Calgary casino and a stalked barista The fresh deck of characters includes famous politicians unlucky baggage handlers nefarious gun toters smoke show redheads and idiosyncratic casino regulars In crisp inimitable prose that shows she knows when to hold em and when to fold em Lee Kvern deals round after round of suspense and asks If a butterfly flapped its wings in Calgary would it set off a storm in the PhilippinesBarb Howard author ofHappy Sands
With this book Lee Kvern gives us a thrilling ride a delicious noir both lush and intense Each chapter is vividly wrought with a tension so palpable the pages turn themselves Spanning decades and continents and with an epic scope and ensemble of characters every reader is in for a vibrant experienceBradley Somer awardwinning author ofFishbowlandExtinction
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Dimensions:
252 Pages
9in * 6in * .58in
390gr
Published:
May 07, 2025
Publisher:
ISBN:
9781773371320
Language:
eng
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