| Grift Sense Contributor(s): Swain, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 0345463838 ISBN-13: 9780345463838 Publisher: Ballantine Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: April 2003 Annotation: Amidst the neon and the big special ugly of Las Vegas, mild-mannered Frank Fontaine is beating the brains out of the Acropolis Casino. The house cops think the dealer, a blonde named Nola, is part of the con, but no one can prove a thing. For Tony Valentine, it's the first new scam he's seen in decades--and maybe the best. Three things Tony knows: The blonde is guilty, the grifter has lived a former life, and the biggest scam is the one that hasn't happened yet. In a dream world of fake Greek statues, statuesque hostesses, and a casino owner whose sex life might just burn down his own house, Tony Valentine is plying his special trade. While some people have a sixth sense, Tony has a "grift sense--and he needs it now to separate a grifter from a scam that's worse than anyone's wildest dreams. . . . |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Tony Valentine |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 4.22" W x 6.88" (0.36 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - Las Vegas, Nevada - Geographic Orientation - Nevada - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
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| Publisher Description: Amidst the neon and the big special ugly of Las Vegas, mild-mannered Frank Fontaine is beating the brains out of the Acropolis Casino. The house cops think the dealer, a blonde named Nola, is part of the con, but no one can prove a thing. For Tony Valentine, it's the first new scam he's seen in decades--and maybe the best. Three things Tony knows: The blonde is guilty, the grifter has lived a former life, and the biggest scam is the one that hasn't happened yet. In a dream world of fake Greek statues, statuesque hostesses, and a casino owner whose sex life might just burn down his own house, Tony Valentine is plying his special trade. While some people have a sixth sense, Tony has a grift sense--and he needs it now to separate a grifter from a scam that's worse than anyone's wildest dreams. . . . |