Introduction: 1899 years after the Catastrophe, the steam-powered city of Bridges is divided between four violent crime families.Mafia wife Jacqueline Spadros has kept her private detective business a secret from the Family so far. But then the little brother of her murdered best friend vanishes from his back porch.Should she risk her Family's anger to save him? When the scoundrels begin stalking her, can she afford not to?Note: This centers a crime family, and is intended for adults. The story is told from the point of view of a mixed race woman in an interracial marriage who was raised in a brothel. It contains harsh language, drug and alcohol abuse, infidelity, domestic violence, and on-screen death, including animals and children.This story is currently published as follows:Part 1: The Jacq of SpadesPart 2: The Queen of DiamondsPart 3: The Ace of ClubsPart 4: The King of HeartsPart 5: The Ten of SpadesPart 6: The Five of DiamondsPart 7: The Two of HeartsPart 8: The Three of SpadesPart 9: The Knave of HeartsPart 10: The Four of ClubsPart 11: The Jack of DiamondsPart 12: The Death Card releases March 2026Part 13 releases March 2028Cover image background created by Artie Cabrera with full permission given for use.Red Dog Conspiracy and its constituent chapters copyright 2015 Patricia Loofbourrow and Red Dog Press, LLCAll rights reserved.No part of this work may be copied, duplicated, printed, or re-transmitted in any way or by any means (including electronic) without the express written consent of the author.This is a work of fiction.Cover image and other concept art available for sale here....