MT,
Yeah, great reads, all of them. Have you read "Hot Springs?" It's a story about Bob's dad, during the late 40's when Hot Springs, Arkansas was THE gambling center of the U.S.
A movie? I sort of doubt it...after the sniper mess in Maryland especially. A shame. Hunter's character is based, rather loosely, on a real sniper from Arkansas whose moniker was the "White Feather Sniper" because he always left a white feather at the scene of his kills.
Regards, Shuckins