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9780765307408

Murder in Vegas New Crime Tales of Gambling and Desperation

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  • ISBN13:

    9780765307408

  • ISBN10:

    0765307405

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-03-01
  • Publisher: Forge Books

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Summary

The International Association of Crime Writers and New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly have gathered twenty-two brand new, never before published crime and mystery stories about the ultimate playground, Las Vegas, and what can happen behind the glitz and glamour. From a gambler who must win at the roulette table to stay alive to a courier whose only mistake was accepting a package with Las Vegas as the final destination, all types come to the city that truly never sleeps, where fortunes are made and lost every day, and where snake-eyes arent only found on a pair of dice.

Author Biography

Michael Connelly is the author of the bestselling Harry Bosch novels, including A Darkness More Than Night,City of Bones and Lost Light; and the bestselling novels The Poet, Chasing the Dime, Blood Work and Void Moon. He lives in Florida.

Table of Contents

Introduction: 10,000 Eyes in the Sky 11(4)
MICHAEL CONNELLY
The Sunshine Tax 15(4)
JAMES SWAIN
Passline 19(12)
S.J. ROZAN
Dust Up 31(14)
WENDY HORNSBY
The Kidnapping of Xiang Fei 45(18)
MICHAEL COLLINS
Killer Heels Kill Twice as Dead 63(12)
T.P. KEATING
Iggy's Stuff 75(12)
J. MADISON DAVIS
A Temporary Crown 87(10)
SUE PIKE
The Gambling Master of Shanghai 97(14)
JOAN RICHTER
House Rules 111(14)
LIBBY FISCHER HELLMANN
Rolling the Bones 125(16)
TOM SAVAGE
Oddsmaker 141(20)
EDWARD WELLEN
The Dope Show 161(16)
K.j.a. WISHNIA
Death of a Whale in the Church of Elvis 177(18)
LINDA KERSLAKE
Neighbors 195(18)
JOHN WESSEL
The End of the World (As We Know It) 213(14)
LISE MCCLENDON
Nickels and Dimes 227(16)
RONNIE KLASKIN
Even Gamblers Have to Eat 243(10)
RUTH CAVIN
The Magic Touch 253(20)
A.B. ROBBINS
Catnapping 273(12)
GAY TOLTL KINMAN
Miscast 285(18)
MICKI MARZ
Lightning Rider 303(18)
RICK MOFINA
Grieving Las Vegas 321(26)
JEREMIAH HEALY
About the Authors 347

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