GAME OF SPADES

GAME OF SPADES
Paranormal/ Urban Fiction

It's 1996 in the Windy City. Summer time.

A few million in counterfeit bills are won by Miguel, a sharp mexican Chicago gangster with a quick fuse, in a spades game in Isla Mujeres while on vacation.

He decides to use it to take some territory from Snake, an old spades partner he ran long cons with in his earlier years.

His plan stirs up fire.

Divine, is a charismatic hustler with abnormally keen perception. He knows what's poppin' in the hood before the hood does, but keeps below the radar. Low key.

His ' feelers' catch a preview of the heat coming.

He forsees in his mind's eye a rush of drama in the streets. Deaths and tricks. He tries to stay out of it, but becomes helplessly attracted to Tomika, a clever, androgynous gangstress. Lost, on the run, and desperate. She has similar abilities.

Rhonda, her lover and a ruthless chick, was collecting a trail of bodies with her clique. It was paying well. Getting them both close to the dream of moving out the city and living good.

Rhonda, works for Snake. When Snake sends her to murder three of his own men to steal 80 grand in counterfeit bills from. Miguel, she is killed by him personally.

This sets off a storm of murder, lies and deception.

Divine loses his best friend to the mess and at the same time, discovers a portion of the bills are in his possession.

He has to get out of the city.

Tomika and Divine decide to unite forces to outsmart their pursuers and leave to realize their dreams.