Bottom Deal — Robert Gregory Browne

His past wouldn't let him go. Ex-cop Nick Jennings is struggling to survive a nasty fall from grace whenHolly Addison - reformed Vegas hooker and police informant - returns to town claiming someone is trying to kill her. Nick soon finds himself mixed up in a murder investigation involving the rich, the powerful, and the depraved, and it'll take everything he has in him to win with the hand he's been dealt. Bottom Deal originally appeared in Killer Year: Stories to Die For, edited by Lee Child.