-- Swan Peak by James Lee Burke. Sounds like Dave Robicheaux's buddy, Clete Purcell, is heading for trouble. Again.
He was standing at the far end of the bar, knocking back shots from a bottle of Jack Daniel's, chasing it with a can of Bud. The customers who come back into the club were avoiding him, and so was the bartender.
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