The Smoke Room Author:Earl W. Emerson By the time ill-starred firefighter Jason Gum trains his hose on scantily clad vamp Iola Pederson -- he's trying to wash off the remains of the meteoric pig that fell from the sky through her West Seattle roof -- the sleazy, breezy tone is set for this smoldering little morality tale. — The story's somewhat slack mainspring is $12 million... more » in bearer bonds, stolen from the house of a deceased recluse by Jason's despicable partner and secreted in Iola's garage just about the time she wearies of her fireman boy toy.« less