Bücher von Noel Dias

Vincent "Smooth" Lamond is back and on the run-not from the feds this time, but from the unnamed"It" that compels him to lie, cheat, steal, and always live on the edge. Hoping to get his life on track,Vincent is bound for New York City, where an education and his estranged son await. Along the way,Vincent makes a fateful stop in Spartanburg, South Carolina, only for the "It" to strike again. SoonVincent is up to his old tricks-plotting schemes, cracking safes, and getting mixed up with the daughterof one of Spartanburg's most powerful citizens. Fueled by drugs and paranoia, Vincent flees the South tofind sanctuary with his family in Queens, but there is no sanctuary from himself. The "It" has himscheming and the dope has him spiraling, and when the appearance of an old work acquaintance seems abit too coincidental, Vincent begins to suspect New York is no safe haven. One thing seems certain,though-something has to give. Not even Smooth can live the life of a non-convicted criminal forever.

From the shotgun houses and juke joints of Ferriday, Louisiana comes Vincent Lamond, a smooth operator determined to follow in the footsteps of his father's life of crime-with one important difference: never getting caught.At the height of the muscle car era, Vincent cruises from his hometown to New Jersey to the American Southwest, all the while sweet-talking women and launching scheme after scheme behind a façade of respectability. From drag races to drug deals to bank fraud, Vincent angles for ways to pocket cash, always staying a step or two ahead of the law. Along the way, he meets Madelyn Grace, his true love-or so he believes.After Vincent rescues Madelyn from a turbulent relationship, his life is turned on its side when he learns he's not the only one who's been scheming.To make matters worse, Vincent begins to suspect the feds are on his trail. As he sets his sights on a new destination, will Vincent's luck finally run out, or is he smooth enough to remain a non-convicted criminal?