Jennifer married Jake in a whirlwind of Las Vegas romance, now exactly one year later she’s driving back to Sin City so she can file for divorce and write her loser husband out of her story for good. Her loser husband meanwhile is confirming his reputation with a string of bad decisions and mis-steps that ensure his life is sent spiralling wildly out of his control. Cue car chases, kidnapping, double crossing, triple crossing, death, vengeance plus some massively over-priced wedding dresses and you’ve got the recipe for a hugely entertaining slice of richly cinematic noir that will leave you gasping and begging for more. Praise for Everything Happens "Stepping away from her excellent Dead Dog series, this is a fine novel where everything happens at the end." – Eric Idle "Perry's story is by turns intriguing, exciting and TERRIFYING. Great characters. Ingenious plotting. Maximum joltage. A fascinating look at LA and Las Vegas, which doesn't ignore the dispossessed. Kept me guessing right till the end." – Mark Ramsden, author of Dread: The Art of Serial Killing "Jo Perry has written a killer novella, vivid, dizzying, and scary. Everything Happens is a heart-pounding, rapid pulse trip across the desert landscape, traversing a minefield of human desperation. Perry’s compelling voice, language, imagery weave together the ultimate Vegas nightmare, where hope and redemption are a mirage —until they’re not. The sun sizzles. The dialogue crackles. The darkness creeps. This is a gripping work, a read-in-one-sitting, unputdownable book. Highly and enthusiastically recommend.” – Steven Cooper, author of Valley of Shadows and the rest of the Gus Parker & Alex Mills series. "Cold hearts and broken hearts intersect a blistering American desert. Classic American noir with a contemporary outlook; Jo Perry is in Jim Thompson territory here, but she makes it all her own and with writing sharp enough to slice bone. I loved EVERYTHING HAPPENS." – Timothy Hall