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A Tony Valentine Novel Ser.: Sucker Bet by James Swain (2003, Hardcover)

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A hardened ex-cop with great instincts, a sharp eye, and a short fuse, Tony Valentine still catches crooks, but a very special breed of them. He nabs hustlers who rob casinos, and finds the fatal flaw that allowed the place to get ripped off in the first place. Sometimes that means biting the hand that feeds him, but Valentine isn't paid to sugarcoat the cold, hard truth. Along flashy strips and in seedy dives, if there's a game to be fixed, Valentine knows how to spot the tricks, the scams, the sleight of hand. And with his new case, there's definitely more on the table than meets the eye. Harry Smooth Stone, head of security at the Micanopy Indian Reservation Casino in South Florida, desperately needs Valentine's expertise. A blackjack dealer has rigged a game, dealt a player eighty-four winning hands in a row, and disappeared. Valentine's gut tells him a different story: that the runaway dealer is alligator food and his employers are keeping secrets. But the missing dealer is part of an even bigger, far deadlier scheme. Valentine's trail leads him to Rico Blanco, a ruthless gangster who once worked for John Gotti, his shady, elusive partner-in-crime, Victor Marks, and a bombshell named Candy Hart, a hooker with dreams of love, a combination tailored made to double-cross. It appears they have a con going down involving a cocky, filthy rich Brit and his millions of dollars. Valentine's challenge: to figure out how all the pieces of the seamy puzzle fit together . . . before his luck runs out and his life goes bust. In prose that sizzles with style and a wicked sense of humor, with plot twists that could cause whiplash, James Swain takes readers behind the neon-lit scenes of casinos and the gambling trade-and reveals a colorful cast of hustlers and con men, bookies and grifters. Make no mistake about it: on the crowded shelves of fiction,Sucker Betis a sure thing.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0345461754
ISBN-13
9780345461759
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2309030

Product Key Features

Book Title
Sucker Bet
Author
James Swain
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
General, Mystery & Detective / General
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
320 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.5in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
19.5 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Ps3569.W225s83 2003
Reviews
"Ingenious entertainment." -The New York Times Book Review "IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT DOWN . . . ENDLESS FUN . . . SUCKER BETIS ITS OWN BEST PAYOUT." -St. Petersburg Times "[Swain is] an entertaining writer whose breezy style and flair for wise-guy dialogue make the story zoom by." -The Boston Globe "HITS THE JACKPOT . . .SUCKER BETIS A SURE THING." -Chicago Tribune "WOW, WHAT A DISCOVERY! James Swain is the best new writer I have come across in a long, long time.Sucker Betis wonderful. It snaps with the gritty feel of the truth. Swain has carefully added all of the ingredients: tragedy, humor, action, and most of all, a cast of characters that would make Elmore Leonard's mouth water." -MICHAEL CONNELLY "Realistic, crisp dialogue spoken by three-dimensional characters . . . Swain movesSucker Betfrom the condos and hotels of Miami Beach to the suburbs of West Broward and the Everglades with a keen eye to the area." -Ft. LauderdaleSun-Sentinel "Sucker Betis sheer magic. Fast and full or surprises, and rich with fascinating insider knowledge of casinos and gambling and world-class con men and bad guys of every denomination. James Swain is the real thing, a writer of pure, athletic prose, capable of bringing alive characters as original and three-dimensional as our best novelists. . . . Sign me up as a charter member of the Swain fan club."-JAMES W. HALL Author ofBlackwater Sound "Swain has come up with a doozy. . . . The gambling details are a treat [and] the banter is worthy of a place at Elmore Leonard's table. . . . Swain's ship just JUNE have come in." -Booklist From the Paperback edition.
Copyright Date
2003
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2003-544830
Dewey Decimal
Fic
Series
A Tony Valentine Novel Ser.
Dewey Edition
22

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Tony is back.Someone wins 84 straight hands at black jack.So they must be cheathing right?So in comes our hero Tony.He must find the hook of winning and who is killing people,without getting killed himself

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