Tulsa: OK: Council Oak Books, 1991. 1st ed., complete number line. Fine, unread copy in dust jacket. Part of the Brown Bag Mystery Series. "Seeing Las Vegas, city of dreams, through the skeptical squint of private investigator J. Pletcher is one of the pleasures of this novel by Biggle, a writer of mysteries and science fiction ( The Glendower Conspiracy ; Monument ). Summoned to Vegas to investigate a keno scam at Diamond D's casino, Pletcher soon discovers the murder of casino employee Harley Dantzig, which he thinks may be related to the scam. Absorbing the background detail which anchors this caper, we learn that keno is patterned on the national Chinese lottery brought to America by coolies; that intricate audiovisual psychology is involved in slot machine jackpots; and that Vegas divides tourists into ``Georges'' who tip or ``toke'' handsomely and ``stiffs'' who don't. Pletcher, helped by amateur detective Leda Rauchman, ``whose face wouldn't launch a leaky rowboat,'' finally runs down the killer of Harley and then the perpetrator of the scam. The book is plot-heavy but fresh (Pletcher doesn't once use a credit card to open a locked door), flippant and funny." -- Publishers Weekly. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

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Bookseller: Murder By The Book (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 006517
Title: A HAZARD OF LOSERS
Author: Biggle, Jr., Lloyd
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0933031386
ISBN 13: 9780933031388
Publisher: Council Oak Books
Place of Publication: Tulsa: OK
Date Published: 1991
Keywords: Mystery and Crime; Nevada; Las Vegas; Private Detective; Gambling; Keno;
Bookseller catalogs: Private Investigators; Nevada; Gambling; Las Vegas; Wayne 18;

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