Buddy Pennington is headed to river country, hoping his luck might change. HeтАЩll be better off with his daddy, a wandering soul and a local legend for his skills at Parsnit, a mysterious card game of magic, chance, and storytelling. But no sooner are Buddy and his pop reunited than some of PopтАЩs old enemies arrive to take him away. Boss Authority, the magical crime lord who has held the rivers in his grasp for years, is ready to collect on an old debt BuddyтАЩs father owes.
Now Buddy must set out on a dangerous rescue mission, learning to play Parsnit with the best of them as he goes. Because the stars are aligning for one last epic duelтАФone that will require a sticky-fingered ally, a lucky twist of fate, and the hand of a lifetime. And in this game, youтАЩre only as strong as the story you tell.
Jimmy Cajoleas grew up in Jackson, Mississippi. He┬аearned his MFA from the University of┬аMississippi and now lives in Brooklyn.┬аGoldeline is his first novel, followed by The Rambling. Visit him online at┬аwww.jimmycajoleas.com.