Texas Bluff, Robert J. Randisi
Texas Bluff, Robert J. Randisi
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Texas Bluff

Author: Robert J. Randisi

Narrator: Jack Garrett

Unabridged: 5 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/20/2009

Categories: Fiction, Western


Synopsis

Professional gambler Ty Butler knows he should keep moving to stay ahead of the killers who wiped out his family and are now gunning for him. But when a serious card player finds a challenging game in an honest house, he wants to stay awhile. For Butler, a certain gambling hall is paradise—though the emporium's notorious owner, Little Luke Short, can't seem to steer clear of Hell's Half Acre, a corrupt and festering boil in the middle of Fort Worth. Short's been waging an ongoing war with a crooked kingpin, and now he's making it Ty's fight as well. The stakes get higher when the criminal is murdered and the law comes gunning for Little Luke. But Ty Butler recognizes a bluff when he sees one—not to mention the unmistakable hand of a hired killer. He may end up taking a bullet, but he's not cashing out of this game until real justice is done.

About Robert J. Randisi

Robert J. Randisi has written more than four hundred Westerns, including the long-running Gunsmith series. He is also the editor of thirty anthologies and a Writer’s Digest book, Writing the Private Eye Novel. He founded the Private Eye Writers of America in 1982 and created the Shamus Award; he also cofounded Mystery Scene magazine and the American Crime Writer’s League. He lives in Clarksville, Missouri.


Reviews

Goodreads review by B.J. on September 13, 2025

While "The Gamblers: Texas Bluff" may not stand as Randisi’s pinnacle achievement, I found it enjoyable—a delightful throwback to the old-school "pulp" Westerns rather than the more mature fare for which he’s renowned. It resonates with the charm of a '50s episode of Maverick, complete with poker sc......more