Although not a "western" in that classical sense of the genre, "The Virginia City Solution" is a novel that has its setting in the west-Lake Tahoe, Carson City, Virginia City. At over 100,700 words, it contains a quest for justice, combined with a time-travel element, and is intended to be of interest to an audience who appreciates the Poor Man vs. Rich Man angle along with those who enjoy having their imaginations tweaked. The central character, Mark Nolan, is a craps dealer who, recently divorced, is focused on his love ...
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Although not a "western" in that classical sense of the genre, "The Virginia City Solution" is a novel that has its setting in the west-Lake Tahoe, Carson City, Virginia City. At over 100,700 words, it contains a quest for justice, combined with a time-travel element, and is intended to be of interest to an audience who appreciates the Poor Man vs. Rich Man angle along with those who enjoy having their imaginations tweaked. The central character, Mark Nolan, is a craps dealer who, recently divorced, is focused on his love for his son. He works at the Tahoe casino of Harry's Hideaway Hotels and Casinos, Reno and Lake Tahoe. When the owner of this enterprise, Cyrus Harry-while driving drunk-is involved in an accident that takes the life of Nolan's ex-wife and child, and, due to his status in the area, is penalized with a mere slap-on-the-wrist, Nolan is incensed and vows to enhance that penalty with a punishment of his own devise.
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