TIN HOUSE TANGO - a novel

L.A.'s glitter is rarely gold. And that goes doubly true for L.A.'s music scene,
where even the flashy gold record awards are spray-painted fakes.

A seasoned L.A. session musician gambles everything he holds dear on a last-ditch investment...
A former model and the widow of a rock legend conceals an explosive secret from the man she loves...
A conniving record promoter is incapable of loyalty to anyone but himself...
A fiery young flamenco guitarist ignites the passions of any man who crosses her path...
A Mexican naval officer struggles with an impossible burden of childhood guilt...
And the idyllic paradise resort that brings them all together...the keystone of a bait-and-switch investment scheme known as TIN HOUSE TANGO.    (Read a FREE Excerpt!)

Book Description

TIN HOUSE TANGO is the story of CHRIS RHODES, a veteran L.A. studio musician with a passion for sailing and a checkered past. Chris is lured into a risky Mexican resort investment by JIMMY HART, a conniving, fast-talking record promoter. When Chris, his girlfriend's teenage son, and his fellow musicians arrive at Las Palmas de Puerto Nuevo, they discover the beachside resort is far from the idyllic paradise they'd expected. Soon, Jimmy Hart's shady financing deals begin to collapse, bringing corrupt Mexican officials, money-laundering business partners, and ruthless drug lords into the mix. Against the lush backdrop of a tropical seaside resort, Chris, his girlfriend, her son, and the musicians find their financial futures...and their very lives...in jeopardy. All courtesy of one Jimmy Hart, and a bait-and-switch investment scheme known as TIN HOUSE TANGO.

TIN HOUSE TANGO - an Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award submission

December 1, 2007
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January 16, 2008
UPDATE: The semi-finalists have been posted on Amazon.com. Tin House Tango is not part of the contest, but an excerpt is available for download. Click here to download the excerpt!