Dale Hoover

Dale Hoover was a small time Syndicate flunky with no dreams. He didn’t have Gable’s looks or Bogart’s presence but he had a sharp suit, a pistol in his pocket and a pleasant charm with the confidence of knowing the Syndicate would back him up. His bosses knew he’d never be a threat – he didn’t have the drive and they knew the pistol wasn’t loaded. A reliable cog in the Syndicate’s machine he was happy with his place in the grand schemes of others. A clean record allowed him to move in polite society without attraction attention from the police or the Feds. His everyman appearance let him to move in all walks of life. He fronted a portfolio of the Syndicates’ legitimate business activities specialising in real estate.

All that changed when Roxie Ryan sang her way into his heart. Roxie wanted more. Roxie wanted money and jewels. Roxie wanted power. She whispered in his ears and made him believe he could be big time. He could be the man rather than the man the man relied on. Now Dale Hoover is a small time Syndicate flunky with big dreams and a loaded pistol in his pocket.

Featured In: The Electron Jockey, Mrs H’s Knitting Circle and Final Confessions of Dale Hoover; Small Time Syndicate Realtor with a Gun