Tom Latuszek: 2 books

This is a story of a young man who struggles to survive by his wits at first then by hustling pool. As his experience takes him around the Gulf of Mexico from Houston to Miami, he discovers that survival can be a fine line between life and death.

Tal Mattis spent most of his life as a thief—even though he was never good at it. One morning though, a stranger from across the world meets Tal and he is summoned to accompany the stranger to meet a family he never knew he had. However, when Tal’s guide is murdered, he must make the hard decision...