Shoot the Money

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A tale of guns, greed, and girlfriends in post-hurricane New Orleans by the author of The Last Madam: One of the stars in mystery and crime fiction (James Lee Burke).

Karen and Raynie are roommates. LaDonna is Karens boss. Life in New Orleans after Katrina isnt easy, but theyre all tough womenand they all want more.

But right now, what they have more of is problems. Karens past comes back to bite her, along with a Miami thug who wants to retrieve his stolen money. Raynies dealing with a violent man out of control. And LaDonnas new lover has a dangerous idea ...

These three women are about to unite to confront the mess together. Along the way, theyll find out what money does to those who have it, lose it, pursue it, or steal itand what happens when they try a little revenge on their rapid chase toward a better life ...

[A] fast-paced, action-packed novel which will especially delight female fans of Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiaasen. Wiltz writes about New Orleans as only an insider can. ... Unputdownable, funny, sad, and true. Valerie Martin, Orange Prizewinning author ofProperty

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Wiltz delivers fresh-sounding dialogue, and she powerfully evokes the feel of New Orleans on the rebound. Toronto Star

Chris Wiltz is one of the stars in mystery and crime fiction. . . . Her themes shine, and she writes with both humanity and heart. James Lee Burke

Wiltz has a particular knack for creating sexy, dangerous women. Providence Journal

Money is at the heart of this fast-paced, action-packed novel which will especially delight female fans of Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiaason. Wiltz writes about New Orleans as only an insider can, with both alarm and deep affection.Shoot the Moneyis unputdownable, funny, sad, and true. Valerie Martin, Orange Prizewinning author ofProperty

Author Bio

Chris Wiltz, a native of New Orleans, is the author of five novels, includingThe Killing Circle,A Diamond Before You Die, andThe Emerald Lizard, all set in New Orleans and featuring Irish Channel detective Neal Rafferty. Wiltzs novelThe Glass Housewas praised by theNew York Timesas unflinchingly honest and a book that needs to be read on both sides of Convent Street.Shoot the Money, her most recent fiction, is an edgy sisters in crime novel reminiscent of Thelma and Louise.The Last Madam, her biography of French Quarter legend Norma Wallace, is under option for film.

Wiltz has written for theNew Yorker, theLos Angeles Times, and numerous other publications, and shehas been a writer in residence and adjunct professor at both Tulane and Loyola Universities.