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" Catnap features two of the most lovable characters you'd ever want to meet: public relations expert Temple Barr, a petite redhead with a high heel shoe fetish; and the irrepressible Midnight Louie. When these two kneel nose to nose over a dead body at the American Booksellers Association convention in Las Vegas, the fur flies and the fun starts. "If you want a fast-paced, exciting, hard-to-solve mystery,... (more)

Made in the U.S.A. [MADE IN THE USA 7D]

by Billie(Author) ; Morris, Cassandra(Read by) Letts

The Scarecrow

by Michael Connelly

Forced out of the Los Angeles Times amid the latest budget cuts, newspaperman Jack McEvoy decides to go out with a bang, using his final days at the paper to write the definitive murder story of his career. He focuses on Alonzo Winslow, a 16-year-old drug dealer in jail after confessing to a brutal murder. But as he delves into the story, Jack realizes that Winslow's so-called confession is bogus. The kid... (more)

The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers

by Angie Fox

Demon slaying powers should come with an instruction book... Seriously. Why does a new hair dryer have a twelve-page how-to manual, but when it comes to ancient demon-fighting hocus-pocus, my biker witch granny gives me just half a dozen switch stars and a rah-rah speech? Oh, and a talking terrier, but that's another story. It's not like my job as a preschool teacher prepared me for this kind of thing. ... (more)

by Hunter S. Thompson

Stylish reissue of a classic first published in the 1970s: Hunter S Thompson's ether-fuelled, savage journey to the heart of the American Dream. 'We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold! And suddenly there was a terrible roar all around us and the sky was full of what looked like huge bats, all swooping and screeching and diving around the car, which was going... (more)

Dino : Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams

Dino : Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams

by Nick Tosches, Jean Esch

Desert Rose A NovelDJ design George Corsillo, inner flap dJ crease Larry McMurtry

Desert Rose A Novel

by DJ design George Corsillo, inner flap dJ crease Larry McMurtry

Grift Sense: A Tony Valentine Novel

by James Swain

Amidst the neon and the big special ugly of Las Vegas, mild-mannered Frank Fontaine is beating the brains out of the Acropolis Casino. The house cops think the dealer, a blonde named Nola, is part of the con, but no one can prove a thing. For Tony Valentine, it’s the first new scam he’s seen in decades—and maybe the best. Three things Tony knows: The blonde is guilty, the grifter has lived a former life, and the... (more)

Funny Money (Tony Valentine Novels (Paperback))

Funny Money (Tony Valentine Novels (Paperback))

by James Swain

Tony Valentine has a gift for grift: He can walk into a casino and spot a cheater across a crowded floor. A man who still uses pay phones and won’t spend more than a buck for coffee, Tony has protected Atlantic City gambling palaces for twenty years and learned every trick of the trade—until a new one blows him away. With his old partner murdered in a bomb blast, Tony returns to A.C. to retrace Doyle Flanagan’s... (more)

Deadman's Bluff: A Novel

by James Swain

“In this series about gambling, the main character is a big winner.” –Janet Maslin, The New York Times “Bask in Swain’s Las Vegas without having to set foot in the place and risk being skinned alive.” –The Washington Post Book World A blind poker player named Skip DeMarco is scamming the world’s largest poker tournament in Las Vegas, and cheating-expert Tony Valentine and his son, Gerry, have been hired to find... (more)

Outsiders

by Melanie Jackson

Sex With A Stranger

by Katherine Garbera

No Rules, No Strings…Jane Monte is done with being a good girl. She followed all the rules, and look where it got her—divorced from a cheating accountant who cleaned out her bank account. Now she’s got a new career, a new wardrobe, and a new attitude—she’s going to throw caution to the wind while she’s in Vegas on business, and have herself a steamy fling. She never let herself fall for a bad boy—now she... (more)

A Cinderella Affair (Kimani Romance)

by A.C. Arthur

Clothing designer Camille Davis is sophisticated, ambitious, talented...and riddled with self-doubt--except when it comes to selling her father's home. No deal, no way. But Las Vegas real estate mogul Adam Donovan's negotiating skills are leaving Camille weak in the knees...and maybe, just maybe, willing to compromise? Adam, the youngest of the "Triple Threat" Donovan brothers and the sexiest bachelor in town,... (more)

The Perfect Age: A Novel

by Heather Skyler

A sun-baked, beautifully observed debut for readers who loved Amy and Isabelle—a mother and daughter come of age in Las Vegas. Helen is just fifteen, lanky and striking. She is a lifeguard at the pool at The Dunes hotel this summer—her first job, a step toward independence in a world beginning to treat her as an adult and a woman. Her mother, Kathy, watching Helen grow up, suddenly finds herself in a place... (more)

Time Out Las Vegas (Time Out Guides)

by Editors of Time Out

Time Out Las Vegas is the definitive guide to this dazzling desert playground that has been one of the fastest-growing cities in America. Alongside insider reviews of the best places to stay, play, and dine are comprehensive critiques of the city's main resorts and shows, including full instructions on how to play all the major casino games. When the bright lights get too much, visitors can use the handy maps and... (more)

Skin City: Behind the Scenes of the Las Vegas Sex Industry

Skin City: Behind the Scenes of the Las Vegas Sex Industry

by Jack Sheehan

Part exposé, part x-rated travel guide -- the ultimate insider's look at America's adult playground Vegas. It's a place where Midwestern couples become uninhibited swingers, where shy schoolgirls morph into sexy strippers pulling in $1,000 a night, and where randy tourists come to score at more than just blackjack and craps. What happens here, stays here -- and Vegas nightlife is hotter than it's ever been... (more)

Politics, Paranoia And Palace Intrigue: The Las Vegas Years of Howard Hughes

Politics, Paranoia And Palace Intrigue: The Las Vegas Years of Howard Hughes

by Geoff Schumacher

One of the most famous and enigmatic Americans of the twentieth century, Howard Hughes challenged Hollywood's conventions and packed theaters with his blockbuster films Hell's Angels, Scarface and The Outlaw. He thrilled the world with his aviation exploits, shattering air speed records, flying around the world in record time and building the world's largest aircraft. Hughes was linked with almost every major film... (more)

The Burning: A Novel

by Thomas Legendre

In an engrossing novel about fate, luck, and obsession, a struggling academic from Philadelphia marries a beautifully dangerous Vegas blackjack dealer, and when his controversial theory about economics is put to the test, his entire life is put on the line.

The Art of Psychic Dice

by Robert E. Graves

Psychokinesis is the ability to move objects with your mind. The Art of Psychic Dice is your step-by-step guide to the relationship between psychokinetic energy and casino craps. 150,000,000 Americans like to gamble and 252,000,000 of us believe in the paranormal. This book speaks to both worlds. Whether you play in a casino or in the psychic realms, it provides a simple, straightforward, powerful system to... (more)

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