Dead Man's Hand: Crime Fiction at the Poker Table
by Otto Penzler (Editor)
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Hit the jackpot with stories from Michael Connelly, Laura Lippman, Walter Mosley, Alexander McCall Smith, and more superstars of mystery. In ?One Dollar Jackpot, ? Michael Connelly ?s curmudgeonly Harry Bosch finds himself going toe-to-toe with a professional poker player. Jeffery Deaver offers up ?Bump, ? a tale of a has-been actor trying to make it big by hustling cards. ?Hardly Knew Her ? by Laura Lippmann showcases a young woman learning about bluffing the hard way, while ?In the show more Eyes of Children ? by Alexander McCall Smith features a scam at a poker table on the high seas. With these, and more offerings from mystery greats such as Joyce Carol Oates, John Lescroart, Walter Mosley, Peter Robinson, and Eric Van Lustbader, Dead Man ?s Hand is a suspenseful anthology that ?s a big winner for any fan of crime fiction. show lessTags
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All of the plots are interesting, engaging, and worthwhile reading. Some pull readers more (differing tastes). Narrators (and writers) are professionals adding to enjoyment. My fav is … 4-⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
All of the plots are interesting, engaging, and worthwhile reading. Some pull readers more (differing tastes). Narrators (and writers) are professionals adding to enjoyment. My fav is … 4-⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
For this collection master anthologist Otto Penzler commissioned 15 short stories, all with crime and the game of poker as their common theme. Some of the best writers in the genre are here, including Michael Connelly, Jeffrey Deaver, Parnell Hall, Walter Mosely, Joyce Carol Oates, and Peter Robinson. Professional poker player Howard, Lederer introduces the volume.
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Otto Penzler owns the Mysterious Bookshop in New York & founded the Mysterious Press & Otto Penzler Books. He has written & edited several books, including the Edgar-winning "Encyclopedia of Mystery & Detection". (Bowker Author Biography)
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