When a crime reporter stumbles on a murder…
he must win a poker game to save a life.
A dead nightclub bouncer with a secret
A mystery message in a hand of cards
A race to save a young girl’s life
Crime reporter Colin Crampton discovers nightclub bouncer Steve Telford murdered. Colin can’t understand why five cards of a poker hand are laid out next to the body. As Colin investigates, he becomes entangled with three former special forces soldiers who have motives to kill Telford.
A shock change at the Evening Chronicle puts Colin’s future in peril. The tension ratchets higher when the life of a young girl is on the line. Colin is forced to go head-to-head in a poker game with sinister newspaper owner Quentin Pell to save her.
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“A well-written mystery that will leave you with a grin on your face.”