Bluff

Bluff

by Michael Kardos (Author)

Synopsis

A fast-paced, page-turning thriller for fans of Michael Connelly and Linwood Barclay.

At twenty-seven, Natalie Webb is already a has-been. A card-trick prodigy, she performed on the world magic circuit at eighteen but a liaison with an older performer ended disastrously after he stole her act and blackened her name. With her career over, she now lives alone with her pigeons and a pile of overdue bills in a New Jersey apartment.

To make ends meet, Natalie agrees to write a magazine article on the art of cheating at cards. While researching in Atlantic City, she meets Ellen - a beguiling card cheat with a dazzling sleight of hand. Ellen has targeted a group of gamblers called the Midnight Riders - a hedge fund manager, a car dealer mogul and a Senatorial candidate - who play an annual high-dollar poker game.

Ellen proposes that they combine their skills to pull off the greatest illusion of all and walk away with $1.5 million.

But the rules of the game are about to change...

'Hopelessly addictive' MEGAN ABBOTT.

'Bluff climaxes with a spin worthy of the most adept con artists' BOOKLIST.

'A master at ratcheting up the suspense' LISA SCOTTOLINE.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Publisher: Head of Zeus
Published: 10 Jan 2019

ISBN 10: 1788543742
ISBN 13: 9781788543743
Book Overview:

A perfectly calibrated thriller of intrigue, astonishment and suspense by a writer at the top of his game.


Media Reviews
'As lithe and cunning as its characters, Bluff is a masterly exercise in narrative sleight of hand. This is suspense in its purest form - character-driven, immersive and hopelessly addictive. Prepare to be taken' Megan Abbott.
'A master at ratcheting up the suspense ... If you haven't read Kardos yet, Bluff is the perfect place to start!' Lisa Scottoline.
'[An] engaging caper ... Comes packed with fascinating insider info on poker and conjuring' Sunday Times Crime Club (star pick).
Author Bio

Michael Kardos is the Pushcart Prize-winning author of the novel The Three-Day Affair and the story collection One Last Good Time. Originally from the Jersey Shore, he currently lives in Starkville, Mississippi, where he teaches creative writing.