Skinny Annie Blues

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Kensington Books, 1996 - Fiction - 248 pages
Wiley's father, who abandoned him 18 years ago, dies in Texas. Smelling a rat and ignoring threats from the menacing cop in charge, Wiley departs his Washington, D.C., home (he's a graphic artist who works for the Smithsonian) for steamy Galveston. Redneck thugs try to run him down; greeters from a strip joint open fire on him. Dad's widow, Grace, gives him a high-speed ride in her car, despite being blind. Annie, a beautiful restaurateur, arouses Wiley's lust but seeks union on a higher plane. Harry Sykes, con artist and car thief, says Wiley's father had a major "enterprise" going. Wiley, remembering that his father gave him a stolen bike for one birthday, assumes a scam.

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Neal Barrett, Jr. was born in San Antonio Texas on November 3, 1929. His first science fiction work, To Tell the Truth, appeared in a 1960 issue of Galaxy. His short stories include Perpetuity Blues, Ginny Sweethips' Flying Circus, Stairs, Cush, and Radio Station St. Jack. His short stories have also been collected in several books including Slightly Off Center: Eleven Extraordinarily Exhilarating Tales, The Day the Decorators Came, and Other Seasons: The Best of Neal Barrett, Jr. His first novel, Kelwin, was published in 1970. His other novels include The Gates of Time, The Leaves of Time, Stress Pattern, The Karma Corps, The Hereafter Gang, Interstate Dreams, and Prince of Christler-Coke. He also wrote graphic novels, crime fiction, young adult fantasy novels, and a variety of franchise novels for series like the Hardy Boys, Judge Dread, Babylon 5, and Dungeon's and Dragons. He was named Author Emeritus by SFWA in 2010. He died on January 12, 2014 at the age of 84.

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