Dead man's hand
By: introduction by Howard Lederer ; edited by Otto Penzler
Publisher: Quercus
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781847241122
Subjects: Poker; American Detective and mystery stories; Fiction
Description: Taking their inspiration from the card game that's more a way of life than an innocent pastime, fifteen crime-writing aces deliver a royal flush of brand-new poker tales.
Table of contents: title: Foreword
pagenum: ix
authors: Otto Penzler; title: Introduction
pagenum: 1
authors: Howard Lederer; title: Mister In-Between
pagenum: 5
authors: Walter Mosley; title: Bump
pagenum: 29
authors: Jeffrey Deaver; title: In the Eyes of Children
pagenum: 73
authors: Alexander McCall Smith; title: One Dollar Jackpot
pagenum: 83
authors: Michael Connelly; title: Strip Poker
pagenum: 123
authors: Joyce Carol Oates; title: The Stake
pagenum: 149
authors: Sam Hill; title: Pitch Black
pagenum: 167
authors: Christopher Coake; title: Deal Me In
pagenum: 211
authors: Parnell Hall; title: Poker and Shooter
pagenum: 241
authors: Sue DeNymme; title: The Monks of the Abby Victoria
pagenum: 263
authors: Rupert Holmes; title: The Eastvale Ladies' Poker Circle
pagenum: 287
authors: Peter Robinson; title: The Uncertainty Principle
pagenum: 321
authors: Eric Van Lustbader; title: Hardly Knew Her
pagenum: 341
authors: Laura Lippman; title: A Friendly Little Game
pagenum: 357
authors: John Lescroart; title: Missing the Morning Bus
pagenum: 381
authors: Lorenzo Carcaterra