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 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.
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Creators
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Otto PenzlerAuthor
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Parnell HallContributor
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Jeffery DeaverContributor
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Laura LippmanContributor
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Walter MosleyContributor
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Peter RobinsonContributor
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Eric Van LustbaderContributor
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Joyce Carol OatesContributor
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Howard LedererAuthor of introduction, etc.
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Alexander McCall SmithContributor
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Michael ConnellyContributor
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Sam HillContributor
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Christopher CoakeContributor
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Sue DeNymmeContributor
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Rupert HolmesContributor
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John LescroartContributor
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Lorenzo CarcaterraContributor
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Release date
November 1, 2017 -
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780156035309
- File size: 921 KB
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9780156035309
- File size: 1479 KB
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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Publisher's Weekly
September 3, 2007
Despite some excellent individual efforts from a Who's Who of crime writers, this uneven anthology of poker-related stories never truly capitalizes on the game's innate drama. Any mystery lover will enjoy Peter Robinson's Inspector Banks story, “The Eastvale Ladies' Poker Circle,” though poker is merely a backdrop in this and too many of the stories. Michael Connelly fans will appreciate Harry Bosch bluffing out a murder suspect in “One-Dollar Jackpot,” while a rigged poker game on a cruise ship has dire consequences in Alexander McCall Smith's haunting “In the Eyes of Children.” Poker does occupy center stage in Jeffery Deaver's “Bump,” where a former TV star tries to increase his popularity by appearing in a made-for-TV poker tournament, but the poker details are suspect. Professional poker player Howard Lederer's introduction reminds the reader of the enormous effect poker has had on American culture, but this anthology never really mines the game's explosive popularity.
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Formats
- Kindle Book
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- English
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