About The Book

Carlyle Hudson is a 50-something woman everybody calls Lyle. She speaks for herself in the opening paragraph of the women's detective mystery, For Glory:

“I deal with other people by keeping secrets. Bottom line: I do not like people knowing what I do for a living, how much money I make, my age, or marital status. The answers—gamble, six to seven figures (depending on how well the cards fall), fifty, and not interested in marriage—always raise more questions. Even well-intentioned people seem to feel entitled to that information, which irritates the hell out of me. So I lie. It entertains me, keeps my energy positive and my creativity high.... I think of it as acting. All good poker players act. I am a very good poker player.”

Violent if threatened, Lyle doesn’t know quite what to make of her life. She likes men, they like her. Lyle returns to Kansas from San Francisco after the death of her mother to encounter two mysteries: one from her mother’s past, and one right in front of her. Who is the source of the ominous demands that she “Pay Up”?

This poker mystery is popular fiction, chick-lit poker for boomers. It will delight women's detective mystery readers.

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What People Say

"Great! From first page to last. The tone--hip, post-modern, far-out,-- never misses a beat. There is a requisite dollop of sex, lots of wonderful characterizations, and just plain intelligent asides throughout."
Berthe Neham Small, Virginia

"WOW! I'm impressed . . . But what do I know? I'm just a person who reads. Lyle held me captive. How is it that this sassy female managed to meet so many good looking guys?"
Janet Turner, England
Actress, Movie: Calendar Girls

"I was really involved with Lyle and her aunts and men. I could not put the book down and can't wait for the sequel!"
Ginny Jones, Colorado

"Instead of 20 or 30-year old protagonists, this 50-something woman, active and sexy and bold, will make you laugh out loud."
Marc duPlan, Colorado
Editor, Prairie Poetry

"Lyle demonstrates that 50 is the new 40. The suspense and action of For Glory will appeal to men as well as women."
Anonymous

"It's been quite a while since I've read anything that flows so smoothly, catches the reader up so intensely and ends so satisfactorily. It is an excellent read...."
Christine Pool, Kansas

"I just finished the book. It is really good. I did not want to put it down. This is the reason that I have not accomplished much this weekend!"
Karen Efman, Georgia

“Carlyle Hudson has a wry outlook on life.... It’s a witty, dry, subtle humor.”
Werner Anderson, Kansas

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