[ss] Lightning Rider

Twenty-six year-old Jessie Scout had endured a life steeped in pain. She had come to Las Vegas, a city of risk, not to gamble but to collect. Lightning Rider, by Rick Mofina received Canada's top literary prize for crime fiction, the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Short Story presented by the Crime Writers of Canada. It is one of four gripping tales in his crime anthology, DANGEROUS WOMEN & DESPERATE MEN.MICHAEL CONNELLY selected "Lightning Rider" for inclusion in DEATH IN New Crime Tales of Gambling and Desperation, the #1 Bestselling anthology on Kindle that he edited.About the Mofina is a former crime reporter and the award-winning author of several acclaimed thrillers.The International Thriller Writers, The Private Eye Writers of America and The Crime Writers of Canada have listed Rick Mofina's titles as being among the best in the world.His books have been published in some 20 countries and have been praised by James Patterson, Dean Koontz, Michael Connelly, Lee Child, Tess Gerritsen, Jeffery Deaver, Sandra Brown, James Rollins, Brad Thor, Nick Stone, David Morrell, Allison Brennan, Heather Graham, Linwood Barclay, Peter Robinson, Hkan Nesser and Kay Hooper.