The Man Who Couldn't Be Bought

It's a rare night that freelance Tunneler Miles Franco gets to have a little fun and play bad jazz in a run-down bar. So when a Vei woman strolls in wanting passage to the alternate dimension her people come from, he's a little reluctant to take the job. The only thing is, he's flat broke, and the woman is waving a lot of money in his face. Besides, as a Tunneler, interdimensional transport is kind of his business.But this job might not go as smoothly as he hoped. The Vei woman is on the run from a group of seductive female gangsters called the Silk Dragons, and Miles, naturally, finds himself in the line of fire. He's never been good around beautiful women, and if he's not careful, these ones will kiss him goodnight and put a bullet in him at the same time.One way or another, it's gonna be a hell of a job.The Man Who Couldn't Be Bought is a noir-drenched urban fantasy short story.This short story is approximately 8000 words long, or about 30 print pages.Check out the first full length Miles Franco novel: The Man Who Crossed Worlds Want to know about new books from Chris Strange as soon as they're released? Sign up for the email list at: bit.ly/StrangeList