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Private Detective Agency novels volume 9
Language
English
Description
Las Vegas is a city of contradictions: seedy and glamorous, secretive and wild, Vegas attracts people of all kinds -- especially those with a secret to hide, or a life to leave behind. It's the perfect location for Lester Olsen's lucrative business. He gets to treat gorgeous, young women to five-star restaurants, splashy shows, and limo rides -- and then he teaches them how to kill. Private Jack Morgan spends most of his time in Los Angeles, where...
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Series
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English
Description
When Stephanie Plum heads to Las Vegas on the trail of a bail-jumper, her partner, Lulu, comes along to navigate the sequins and spandex on the Strip. And after Joe Morelli shows up, Steph's nights become as hot as her days. But while searching for her prey, Steph discovers that someone is playing a deadly game with her.
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Language
English
Description
"Mira Patel's got an accounting career, good friends, and a whole lot of distance between herself and her dysfunctional family. All that's missing is a stable romantic relationship. Armed with a spreadsheet and professional help, she sets out to find her partner in only legal activities, but much to her matchmaker's dismay, no one is quite right. Including Naveen Desai, the very first match, whom she unceremoniously rejected. Lately Naveen's been...
Author
Publisher
Melville House
Language
English
Description
In sixteenth century Venice, the famed makers of Venetian glass faced death if they tried to leave the island... but one man schemes to outwit the enforcers of the edict. In 1958 Venice Beach, California, and in today's Venetian casino in Las Vegas, other schemers launch similarly dangerous plans to get away with a secret. As the three stories weave together through time and space, the reader is drawn into a world of violence, and obsession.
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Series
Barbara Holloway novels volume 9
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
When Jay Wilkins accuses former criminal-turned-Vegas entertainer Wally Lederer of stealing a priceless artifact, attorney Barbara Holloway must prove Wally's innocence when Jay is murdered, a gamble that could destroy one life in an attempt to save another.
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Series
James Bond series volume 4
Language
English
Description
Tiffany Case, a cold, gorgeous, devil-may-care blonde, stands between James Bond and the leaders of a diamond-smuggling ring that stretches from Africa to London to the United States. Bond uses her to infiltrate this gang, but once in America the hunter becomes the hunted. Agent 007 is in real danger until help comes from an unlikely quarter, the ice maiden herself.
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Series
Lucky Santangelo series volume 8
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Autumn Haven's Las Vegas to-do list said to catch a show and play the slots - not wake up married to sexy jerk Sam LeClaire. The first moment she saw the hockey superstar, her usually responsible self told her to run. And she did - right into the wildest fantasy weekend of her life. But Monday morning, Sam was gone. Now a successful wedding planner, Autumn hasn't set eyes on him for two years . . .until she organizes his teammate's "Special Day."...
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Series
Neal Carey mysteries volume 5
Language
English
Description
A call from "Dad," a.k.a. Joe Graham, Neal Carey's erstwhile father figure and boss, interrupts Neal's plans for his master's degree and marriage with a job to protect a witness from a pair of ruthless con artists. Neal has to drive down to Las Vegas to pick up a confused old man and take him home to Palm Springs.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2014.
Language
English
Description
An immigrant youth struggling to assimilate, a middle-aged housewife with a troubled marriage, a Vegas social worker, and a wounded soldier connect with each other and rescue themselves in the wake of an unthinkable incident.
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English
Description
"The book revolves around Crissy, the star of a beloved Princess Diana tribute show in Las Vegas, and her estranged sister Betsy, a therapist who works with children and adolescents in Vermont. Betsy's boyfriend Frankie works in a mysterious branch of cryptocurrency and, seemingly out of nowhere, proposes that they move to Las Vegas together. Betsy and Crissy must navigate how to go about their newfound physical proximity to one another and their...
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Nora Mackenzie's entire career lies in the hands of famous NFL tight end Derek Pender who also happens to be her extremely hot college ex-boyfriend. Nora didn't end things as gracefully as she could have back then, and now it's come back to haunt her. Derek is her first client as an official full-time sports agent and he's holding a grudge. Derek has set his sights on a little friendly revenge. If Nora Mackenzie, the first girl to ever break his...
14) Moon music
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Detective Romulus Poe of Las Vegas investigates the murder of a show girl whose mutilated body was found in the desert. The probe pits Poe against the owner of a casino.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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A powerful novel about a gutsy showgirl who tries to conquer her past amongst the glamour of 1960s Las Vegas--and finds unexpected fortune, friendship, and love. It was unimaginable. When she was eight years old, Lily Decker somehow survived the auto accident that killed her parents and sister, but neither her emotionally distant aunt nor her all-too-attentive uncle could ease her grief. Dancing proves to be Lily's only solace, and eventually she...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Continues the misadventures of therapist-on-the-run Wylie 'Coyote' Melville. Wylie has witnessed a woman falling to her death outside the Luxor Hotel. Troubled by the ensuing cover-up, he becomes a man on a mission, enlisting the help of his old friend, an ace card player and master magician, to help find answers. The duo's escapades range from poker tables to desert highways, from bordellos to child beauty pageants"--provided by publisher.
18) Time untime
Author
Series
Dark-Hunter novels volume 23
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Kateria Avani is driven by a lifetime of perplexing dreams to Las Vegas, where she meets a compellingly familiar warrior who has returned from the dead to prevent the fulfillment of a prophecy that could end the world.
19) Lucky bastard
Author
Series
Lucky O'Toole mysteries volume 4
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
©2013.
Language
English
Description
"Lucky O'Toole--head of customer relations at The Babylon, premier mega-resort on the Vegas Strip--thinks it's just another night in Las Vegas. Her employer is hosting a big car show, supposed to be a fun event with her honey. But Lucky's day takes a turn for the worse when a beautiful woman with a stiletto heel embedded in her carotid artery is found on the hood of the featured red Ferrari going around on the display. On the personal front, Lucky...
20) The rebel king
Author
Series
Deviant kings volume 2
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Of all the Verran brothers, Tiernan is the least suited to wear the Night Court crown. The Rebel Prince is happy with no responsibilities or accountability--just the freedom to pursue his own dark, lush pleasures in Sin City. Including his secret hunger for a certain smart-mouthed, fiery redhead. Only, the possibility of having Fiona is stripped away when Tiernan is thrust into the one role he never wanted: king. As king of the Dark Fae, wanting--let...
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