Busted Flush
- Publisher
- Penguin Group Canada
- Initial publish date
- May 2006
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780312425678
- Publish Date
- Feb 2006
- List Price
- $19
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780670045174
- Publish Date
- Jan 2005
- List Price
- $32.00
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780143017424
- Publish Date
- May 2006
- List Price
- $10.99
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Description
Civil War buffs and con men collide in this wickedly funny story of old-time relics and modern greed
Stuck with a wife he doesn't like, a job he hates, and a rapidly crumbling sense of self-worth, Dock Bass could use some good news. So when he learns that he's inherited an ancient house from a deceased relative he never knew existed, he is ready to make a move. Even better, the old place turns out to be a treasure trove of Civil War memorabilia. But as the onslaught of collectors, history buffs, and media houndsâ”including an easy-on-the-eyes television reporterâ”descends, Dock needs every stubborn and independent bone in his body to fight off the hustlers, opportunists, and scam artists.
About the author
Brad Smith, writer born and raised in the hamlet of Canfield, in southern Ontario, a couple of hours from Toronto. After high school, he worked for the signal department of the Canadian National Railway for three years, and then got a chance to work on a rail project in South Africa. Upon returning from Africa, Smith worked all over the place - Alberta, British Columbia, Texas - at a variety of jobs. Farmer, signalman, insulator, truck driver, bartender, schoolteacher, maintenance mechanic, roofer, and so on. He became a carpenter and built custom homes in Canada. He still works as a carpenter when not writing. He now lives in an eighty-year-old farmhouse near the north shore of Lake Erie. His books have been published by Penguin Canada, Doubleday Canada, Simon & Schuster Canada and his forthcoming novel will be published by At Bay Press.
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