During this program, Chérie Newman talks with H. Lee Barnes about his casino thiller, Cold Deck.

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H. Lee Barnes, a native Westerner born in Idaho and reared in five Western states, resides in Southern Nevada where he teaches English and creative writing to college students. He has received many honors for his writing, including the Willamette Fiction Award and the Arizona Authors Association Fiction Award.

Read about Cold Deck at Kirkus Reviews.

Other books by H. Lee Barnes:

> Gunning for Ho, Vietnam Stories

> The Lucky, (a novel)

> Dummy Up and Deal, Inside the Culture of Casino Dealing

> Minimal Damage, Stories of Veterans

Visit H. Lee Barnes's Web site.

Look for Cold Deck at Fact & Fiction in Missoula, or at your local independent bookseller.

The Write Question is produced by Chérie Newman. Executive producer, Michael Marsolek; studio engineer, Beth Anne Austein.

Special thanks to Lisa Simon, David Moore, Barbara Theroux, and Kim Anderson.

This program is supported by the Steele-Reese Foundation, Humanities Montana, connecting kids to community, supporting vital cultural institutions, and encouraging community conversations. And by Montana's Cultural Trust, Fact & Fiction book stores, and Public Radio Listeners.

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The music in this program was written and performed by John Floridis.

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