LM #32

The silence in Apalachiola on the Florida coast was shattered when the first shot slammed into Luke Short’s saloon and a cheating gambler lay dead at the feet of a rival. The shot in Apalachiola sent waves across the Gulf of Mexico, to Cuba, and even further onto Haiti – the bloody island where “Voo-Doo” and a culture of death had manifested under French colonial rule.

Kill Santiago, the governor of Haiti, or face death — An ultimatum to CLAY ALLISON from Washita! Gambler, murderer, womanizer! He had fired the first shot in Apalachiola – and he also fired the last…

159 pages — 18 chapters