A Fast Game (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Power, loyalty, and justice collide in a coal town saloon, where a bartender’s crowd teeters between danger and camaraderie.

In this vivid drama, a barroom world of unions, bosses, and small-town moral choices drives the action and tests every character’s resolve.

The story unfolds in Onaway’s hard world of labor and industry, where workers push for a fair voice and mine operators guard their profits. Amid the clashes, a diverse cast from careful mediators to reckless drinkers threads a tale of ambition, loyalty, and consequences that echo beyond the barroom doors.

• Meet a cast of barroom regulars and uneasy allies as tensions between labor and management flare to life.
• Follow the rise of a company mediator who walks a fine line between duty and self-interest.
• Witness how personal loyalties, family ties, and civic duty shape choices in a town under a cloud of industrial upheaval.
• See how a community grapples with crime, justice, and the resilience needed to rebuild.

Ideal for readers who enjoy character-driven stories set against the backdrop of early 20th-century labor conflicts, where everyday people face high-stakes decisions and the cost of power.

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