# Irish Annie — You Can’t Win character guide

> Irish Annie in You Can’t Win by Jack Black.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Annie

**First appearance:** 0008-vi

## Snapshot

The redoubtable redheaded keeper of a Tenderloin joint, whose beer-bottle justice and sharp eyes make her a force in the underworld.

## Who they are

Annie runs a saloon and boarding house that becomes a base of operations for the narrator, who is mistaken for her protector. She is a formidable, quick-tempered woman who defends her territory and her girls with brutal efficiency. Her establishment offers a fragile stability that the narrator exploits for cover, while her reputation and resources make her a pivotal figure in the criminal ecosystem of the camp.

## In the story

### [You Can't Win](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_can_t_win_se/chapters/you-can-t-win)

Betrayed Jack Black, leading to his imprisonment.

### [Chapter XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_can_t_win_se/chapters/xv)

A street girl Jack helps after a man dies in her room. She later perjures him into prison.

### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_can_t_win_se/chapters/xxi)

Annie provides Jack with a room and is deceived by his cover story about the burglary.

### [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_can_t_win_se/chapters/xxiii)

Jack Black initially hates her for betraying him, but later receives money orders from her after her death, which softens his hatred.

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