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The Three of Spades

Part 8 of the Red Dog Conspiracy

by Patricia Loofbourrow

As a private eye closes in on her city's secrets, there are those who will go to any lengths to stop her.

After the horrific events of our last chapter, Jacqui's in a medical predicament. If she wants to stay free from the Spadros crime syndicate, she has to find the cure for her condition - and time's running out.

But just when Jacqui thinks she's found what she's after, she finds herself instead in a much bigger - and deadlier - situation.

She's getting closer to discovering what mechanisms really lie beneath the city.
And the Red Dog Gang isn't the only one who wants her stopped.

Warning: on-screen death, captivity, child murder, terror, blood, bad language, smoking.

 

Published:
Editors:
Erin R. Hartshorn

Cover Artists:
Patricia Loofbourrow

Genres:
Horror, Horror - Man-Made Horrors, Horror - New Adult, Horror - Noir, Horror - Psychological, Sci Fi, Sci Fi - Clockpunk, Sci Fi - Detective, Sci Fi - Dystopian & Post-Apocalyptic, Sci Fi - LGBTQ+, Sci Fi - New Adult, Sci Fi - People of Color, Sci Fi - Pulp, Sci Fi - Realistic, Sci Fi - Social, Sci Fi - Steampunk

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Tropes: Antihero, Conspiracy, Dystopian Governments, Fish Out of Water, Found Family, Mad Scientist, Post-Apocalyptic, Reluctant Hero, Secret Society
Word Count: 81000
Setting: far future North America: the city of Bridges
Languages Available: English
Series Type: Continuous / Same Characters
Tropes: Antihero, Conspiracy, Dystopian Governments, Fish Out of Water, Found Family, Mad Scientist, Post-Apocalyptic, Reluctant Hero, Secret Society
Word Count: 81000
Setting: far future North America: the city of Bridges
Languages Available: English
Series Type: Continuous / Same Characters
Excerpt:

This is chapter 8 of a 13-part serial novel, the Red Dog Conspiracy:

The Jacq of Spades
The Queen of Diamonds
The Ace of Clubs
The King of Hearts
The Ten of Spades
The Five of Diamonds
The Two of Hearts
The Three of Spades <-- you are here

Please read the books in order - otherwise you will not know what is going on.

About the Author

Patricia Loofbourrow, MD is a NY Times and USA Today best-selling SFF and non-fiction writer, PC gamer, ornamental food gardener, fiber artist, and wildcrafter who loves power tools, dancing, genetics and anything to do with outer space. She was born in southern California and has lived in Chicago and Tokyo. She currently lives in Oklahoma with her husband and three grown children.