In the book, a young pool hustler named Jimmy falls in love with the new waitress in his pool room, a sexy and mysterious girl named Iris. Love happens, Jimmy is happy … and then things go wrong, as Iris begins to work her magic. Jimmy finds himself out on the road, alone, armed only with his wits and his pool cue, in search of a terrifying enemy.

When asked the secret to being a writer, George responded: “Reading widely, and living dangerously, and if you live through that, then write about it.”

Or words to that effect.