MISFORTUNES OF WAR Nightwind, the military's best-kept secret, is the most lethal anti-missile aircraft in America's arsenal. Its solid-state laser system and advanced optics make it virtually indestructible and infinitely lethal. But, willing to barter his secrets to enemies of the Western world, the scientist who created it has sold out. The blueprints for Nightwind are going on the auction block in exchange for cold hard cash. Brokering the deal is an ex-KGB killer with traitors on his payroll. Nikolai Kursk's vision is limited only by his capacity for power. Not only has he put the scientist and the system plans on the market, he's about to up the ante by stealing the plane itself. His buyers are dealing because they want to see America burn. And their blood money suits Kursk just fine. But that kind of currency carries a price—soon to be collected in full by the Executioner.

Lights, parties, gambling, sin. All describe to the average person the grand city of Las Vegas. But underneath all the glamour, a nameless evil roams freely with no hint of its existence. Enter FBI Special Agent Charles Greyson. A talented young detective that stumbles upon this evil while investigating the murder of a rising crooked accountant in Los Angeles. The case pits him against conspiracies, cold hearted killers, traitors, and much more as he goes “all in” when dealing with the criminal underworld on this Death Gamble.

Macabre tales of death and mourning in Victorian America.