{"product_id":"lost-vegas-paperback-1","title":"Lost Vegas - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteve Brewer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA mobster hires a gang of professional thieves to rob his own casino in Steve Brewer's thriller LOST VEGAS.\u003cbr\u003e Nick Papadopoulos used to be a button man for the Mob. Now he's the front man for an aging casino in Fowler, Nevada, an isolated backwater known as \"Lost Vegas.\" Nick's stuck in a rut and deep in debt. Then he gets an idea: If someone would only rob his casino, he could collect on the insurance and get out from under.\u003cbr\u003e Tony Zinn runs a heist crew in San Francisco. He's never even heard of Fowler, Nevada. But Nick makes him an offer that's almost too good to be true.\u003cbr\u003e Neither man expects interference from rival casino owner Big Jim Kelton or his hired goon, a huge Samoan named Shamu. But once they're involved, it can only end in bloodshed.\u003cbr\u003e Filled with twists and double-crosses, LOST VEGAS is Steve Brewer at his best.\u003cbr\u003e \"Like Elmore Leonard, the writer whose work his most resembles, Brewer writes with a light and deft touch, bringing style and wit to the crime genre.\" --David Montgomery, Chicago Sun-Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteve Brewer is the author of 20-plus books about crooks, including the Bubba Mabry series and the recent crime novels CALABAMA and A BOX OF PANDORAS. A former newspaperman, he now teaches part-time at the University of New Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 10, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42734908702783,"sku":"9781481892339","price":21.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c09eced0e779f73192ca567fd2dd9b79.webp?v=1765141524","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/lost-vegas-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}