Queenpin
Subtitle: A Novel
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: June 5, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781416534280
Subjects: American Mystery & Suspense Fiction; Fiction; Fiction - Mystery/ Detective; Mystery/Suspense; Mystery & Detective - Hard-Boiled; Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Hard-Boiled; Noir fiction; Organized crime
Description: A young woman hired to keep the books at a down-at-the-heels nightclub is taken under the wing of the infamous Gloria Denton, a mob luminary who reigned during the Golden Era of Bugsy Siegel and Lucky Luciano. Notoriously cunning and ruthless, Gloria shows her eager young protégée the ropes, ushering her into a glittering demimonde of late-night casinos, racetracks, betting parlors, inside heists, and big, big money. Suddenly, the world is at her feet -- as long as she doesn't take any chances, like falling for the wrong guy. As the roulette wheel turns, both mentor and protégée scramble to stay one step ahead of their bosses and each other.--Publisher decription.