Even the good have to die. A beloved teacher is murdered & left in a ditch beside a country lane. His wife is found beaten & gagged
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Charlie Howard
- mystery writer & incorrigible thief
- is in for a tough vacation in Las Vegas. Losing heavily at poker is one thing, but to find his literary agent, Victoria, being charmed by the Fifty-Fifty casino resort's star magician, Josh Masters, is another irritation entirely. Still, Charlie's not one to hold a grudge, least of all when he could be holding Masters' wallet. With access to the magician's deluxe suite now tantalizingly at h&, a spot of burglary seems to be in order & Charlie's only too happy to oblige. Problem is, everything's bigger in Sin City
- including the fall-out from petty crimes
- & it isn't long before Charlie & Victoria find themselves threatened with a one-way trip into the Nevada desert unless they can conjure up a small fortune in twenty-four hours. For Charlie, there's only one viable course of action: break into as many hotel rooms as he can, steal as much as possible, & just hope that Victoria can summon Lady Luck to the gaming table of her choice. Mind you, it would all be a lot easier if Charlie hadn't stumbled upon a dead woman, & if Josh Masters hadn't vanished in the middle of his act...