Barrier Island
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ISBN: 0449131793 / Publisher: Fawcett, June 1987
Real estate tycoon Tucker Loomis's timely purchase of Bernard Island--soon slated to become part of Gulf Islands National Seashore--promises to make his fortune until the favors bought and sold as part of the purchase price begin to be called in
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There are two kinds of men in Mississippi. They make natural enemies. And sometimes, but only if the balance between strength and weakness tips too far, unnatural allies.Tucker Loomis is a hard and dangerous man with a ruthlessness all West Bay fears and respects, and an improbable amount of money. Wade Rowley is a common man who aspires to honor but gets caught up in the footwork of a skilled swindler.In a pitiless game, with a few harsh rules and just one way of keeping score, the wrong man will die. And another will get away with more than murder."Lively, gritty . . . complex and convincing . . . Mr. MacDonald writes with passion!" -- The New York Times Book Review
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