Queenpin - Megan Abbott

Descriere Queenpin - Megan Abbott

An Edgar] nominee for Die a Little, Abbotts latest mystery puts a feminine twist on a classic story of underworld seduction. \nBy the author of Dare Me and The End of Everything \nA young woman hired to keep the books at a down-at-the-heels nightclub is taken under the wing of the infamous Gloria Denton, a mob luminary who reigned during the Golden Era of Bugsy Siegel and Lucky Luciano. Notoriously cunning and ruthless, Gloria shows her eager young prot g e the ropes, ushering her into a glittering demimonde of late-night casinos, racetracks, betting parlors, inside heists, and big, big money. Suddenly, the world is at her feet--as long as she doesn't take any chances, like falling for the wrong guy. As the roulette wheel turns, both mentor and prot g e scramble to stay one step ahead of their bosses and each other.\n

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SIMON & SCHUSTER

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ENSTK

EAN / GTIN

9781416534280

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1

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