[A Chuck Becker Shenanigan 01] • The Great Rum Swindle

"Williams channels the ghost of Bukowski in this wonderfully ugly story of laziness and romance. His prose is sharp and brutally honest. Read his words with gloves on, because your hands are bound to get dirty." -- Max Booth III, author of HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY KIDNAP STRANGERS

Follow Chuck Becker, alcoholic painter and writer, as he finagles his way to rent-free living, the company of women, horse racing tips, and a cult following for his poetry and prose.

The novelette "Shackjob" originally appeared in Long Distance Drunks: A Tribute to Charles Bukowski

THE GREAT RUM SWINDLE includes:

"Shackjob"

"Word Count"

"High Noon"

"The Great Rum Swindle"

"Holli's Wood"

to create a single overarching novel.