Michael Kardos

Bluff (eBook, ePUB)

A Novel

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A down-on-her-luck female magician is drawn into a dangerous criminal scheme in this "hopelessly addictive" thriller (Megan Abbott, Edgar Award-winning author of Give Me Your Hand). At twenty-seven, magician Natalie Webb is already a has-been. A card-trick prodigy, she took first place at the World of Magic competition at eighteen and has never again reached such heights. Now she lives alone in a New Jersey apartment with her pigeons and a pile of overdue bills. In a desperate ploy for extra cash, she follows up on an old offer to write for a glossy magazine and pitches the editor a seductive topic: the art of cheating at cards.But when Natalie meets the perfect subject for her piece-a poker cheat who dazzles at sleight of hand-what begins as a journalistic gamble soon leads her into a dangerous proposition with the highest of stakes... "Truly gasp-worthy." - Library Journal, starred review "[A] delightfully surprising thriller." - The Florida Times-Union "If you haven't read Kardos yet, Bluffis the perfect place to start!" -Lisa Scottoline, New York Times-bestselling author of Someone Knows

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Mysterious Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. April 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780802165671
• Artikelnr.: 51402021

Autorenporträt

Michael Kardos is the author of the story collection One Last Good Time. His short stories have appeared in The Southern Review, Crazyhorse, Prairie Schooner, Blackbird, Pleiades, Prism International, and many other magazines and anthologies, and were cited as notable stories in the 2009 and 2010 editions of Best American Short Stories. He lives in Starkville, Mississippi, where he co-directs the creative writing program at Mississippi State University and edits the literary journal Jabberwock Review.