| Queenpin Contributor(s): Abbott, Megan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1416534288 ISBN-13: 9781416534280 Publisher: Simon & Schuster OUR PRICE: $13.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2007 Annotation: An Edgar] nominee for "Die a Little," Abbotts latest mystery puts a feminine twist on a classic story of underworld seduction. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Hard-boiled |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2006052299 |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.43" W x 8.35" (0.50 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: By the author of Dare Me and The End of Everything A 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Abbott, Megan: - Megan Abbott is the author of three acclaimed novels, the Edgar Award-winning Queenpin, The Song Is You, and Die a Little. She lives in New York City. |