New World Gambles

by Leah R Cutter

Coming to Canada, the New World, to win his fortune was the first gamble Mei Quon took. Working in Victoria on a crooked game of fan tan, pleasing clients, instead of breaking his back with the railroad was the second.

Now, throwing in his lot with one of the tongs might be his biggest gamble yet.

Previously published in Fiction River: Past Crime.

Published:
Publisher: Knotted Road Press (https://www.knottedroadpress.com/)
Genres:
Historic, Mystery

Tags:
Short Story

About the Author

Leah R Cutter

Leah Cutter writes page-turning, wildly imaginative fiction set in exotic locations, such as a magical New Orleans, the ancient Orient, rural Kentucky, Seattle, Minneapolis, and many others.

She writes fantasy, science fiction, mystery, literary, and horror fiction. Her short fiction has been published in magazines like "Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine" and "Talebones", anthologies like Fiction River, and on the web. Her long fiction has been published both by New York publishers as well as small presses.

Follow her blog at www.LeahCutter.com.
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