Original Writing by Robert Leigh Angus

 NOTE: The novel in progress, "More Money Than Moses", is a crime fiction story which explores the life of the protagonist through excerpts of his own writing, articles, reviews, interviews, news paper clippings, and third hand accounts. The novel features a novella written by the protagonist, entitled "No Such Thing as a Sure Thing", of which this is the First Chapter.  No Such Thing as a Sure Thing by  Moses Levi  Chapter One A Crooked Game “That’s not how I heard it. Story went different.” Myles folded his hand, dropping the cards next to his stack of chips. “Says who? I got it from a Dago who was around. What’d you hear?” The greasy beast of a man sat across from Myles, squinting at him like he was a half of a roach caught squirming inside his sandwich. A sandwich that he’d been enjoying. He dropped his cards, too, flicking them over the table in Myle’s general direction. “Can’t tell you who. Won’t. But they’re reliable enough. The scuttle was that one of th...