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Jim Snow and his sister Karen have never been very close. In fact, they haven’t seen each other since their mother’s funeral two years ago, despite living just three miles apart. But then Snow gets a panicked phone call from Karen telling him that her estranged husband has been murdered and she is the number-one suspect. Snow agrees to help, seeing as he’s the only family she has left. Plus he is a Las Vegas homicide detective—or at least, he was until he quit the force to become a full-time poker player. But while his crime-fighting skills may be a little rusty, even he has to admit Karen is a likely suspect. She stands to collect on her dead husband’s life insurance, which is quite the coincidence considering she’s been living on her first two husbands’ insurance for years. Snow isn’t sure whether or not his sister is innocent, and there’s only one way to find out. He joins forces with feisty cocktail waitress-turned-cop Alice James and together they set out amidst the glittering lights of Vegas to solve this witty and entertaining whodunit.
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"This was a good, quick read. I got it free for my Kindle so I figured I had little to lose. I was hooked right away. It was simple to follow, not too many characters, and there was a very nice surprise ending that I just didn't see coming!"
— Corina (4 out of 5 stars)
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“Writing with a unique combination of compassion and grit, Rex Kusler brings humor and humanity to a world of dashed dreams and desperate aspirations. With the confidence of a master storyteller, Kusler spins a compelling whodunit, with delightfully deadpan dialogue, and an engaging cast of eccentrics—introspective cops, philosophical tramps, and a retired ace detective, Jim Snow, who, despite weaknesses for poker and pretty faces, still gambles on his fellow man. Mystery readers will want at least a dozen more books about this post-modern recession-era hero.
— Ruth Francisco, author of Good Morning, Darkness
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Mike Porter, 9/4/2015
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" It was an okay mystery with a nice little twist. "
— Kimberly, 11/16/2013 -
" Pretty decent former detective novel "
— Caleb, 9/30/2013 -
" Fun, fast murder mystery taking place in Las Vegas. 1st book in series. Loved the quirky characters. "
— Cheryl, 9/1/2013 -
" Bought as a $3 Kindle special. It was a decent mystery. "
— Marla, 8/25/2013 -
" An OK book. I read it because the setting was Las Vegas. I will read one more in this series to see if it gets better. "
— Jim, 7/29/2013 -
" I enjoyed this light crime novel more than I expected. I ended up liking the characters quite a bit and plan to read the rest of the series. "
— della, 6/30/2013 -
" It was a good book once you got into the think of the story. "
— Laura, 4/14/2013 -
" This book sounded like something that could actually happen in real life.It was interesting to read "
— Racquel, 4/11/2013 -
" Good and easy to read mystery. Great characters and kept me on my toes to the very end. I like Rex Kuslers writing style and tone throughout the book. I look forward to his next book. "
— VLynch, 3/15/2013 -
" It was a quick read, but ... it was hard to empathize with any of the lead characters. and the actual murder investigation seemed sort of by-the-numbers. maybe the next one is better? i doubt i'll bother to find out. "
— Will, 12/28/2012 -
" I bought this on sale and enjoyed it enough to continue the series if presented with the option, but not to seek them out on my own. I enjoyed how Kusler worked in the flavor of Vegas through the anecdotes of the ancillary characters but I also see how that could get annoying over time. "
— Shari, 11/5/2012
About Rex Kusler
Rex Kusler was born in Missouri and raised in a small Iowa town. After calling Silicon Valley home for thirty years, Kusler relocated to Las Vegas to indulge his love of the desert and his fascination with gambling and probability. A mechanical designer by profession, Kusler began his writing career in the early 1980s, selling short stories to regional magazines before trying his hand at novels. He is the author of Angela and the Las Vegas Mystery series
About Joyce Bean
Joyce Bean is an accomplished audiobook narrator and director. In addition to having won several AudioFile Earphones Awards, she has been nominated multiple times for the prestigious Audie Award. Equally adept at narrating fiction and nonfiction, and she also narrates audiobooks under the name Jane Brown.