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While rehearsing a routine with legendary crooner Buddy Hamilton, Steve Allen is shocked to discover that Buddy's glamorous young wife, Christie, has been strangled in a sauna. Reprint. …More

Richard Belzer's sequel to his debut mystery finds him uncovering the conspiracy behind the untimely death of a Hollywood starlet. …More

Hagen thinks his family has escaped the criminal underworld of Las Vegas for good. But when Hagen's brother's body is found on the outskirts of the city, Hagen has no choice but to come back and track down his brother's killer. …More

Cassie Black is lured back to a profession she'd left behind--robbing casino gamblers of their winnings--by a setup that looks too good to pass up, and is soon caught up in a scam that may cost her the one thing she holds dearer than her own life. …More

Lucky O'Toole--Head of Customer Relations at The Babylon, premier mega-resort on the Vegas Strip--thinks it's just another night in Las Vegas. But then a magician pulls a disappearing act, right under Lucky's nose. Is it a stunt? Or something worse? …More

Alexis Peterson is delighted when her friend, ex-"Playboy" Playmate Shana Stern, invites her to Hugh Hefner's infamous Halloween party. But the fun ends when, after a few drinks, Shana is found dead. Original. …More

Midnight Louie, feline sleuth, returns for a tenth outing, teaming up with his daughter, Midnight Louise, to find a feline client's boyfriend. "Mrs. Douglas dazzles us with her blend of witty prose, clever plotting, and plain old good fun."--"Romantic Times." …More

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The #1 bestselling author of the Stephanie Plum series brings her unstoppable heroine to Las Vegas. …More

Part-time crime writer and part-time thief Charlie Howard is set to relieve a Vegas illusionist of $60,000 in casino chips. But a dead redhead and the disappearance of the illusionist after cheating in roulette convince the casino owners that Charlie was in on the scam. …More

In the desert near the Las Vegas Strip, the mutilated body of a showgirl is discovered. To Detective Sergeant Romulus Poe, there is something about this killing that harkens back to an unsolved slaying and so-called suicide a quarter-century ago. The policeman is pulled toward secrets from a strange and sordid past that could destroy those closest to him, and drag him over the edge. …More

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It's 1964 and Elvis is in Las Vegas for a little R&R before starting his next picture, Roustabout. This ought to be a quiet time for the overextended King of Rock 'n' Roll to find his bearings, himself, and maybe, just maybe, his own personal muse.

Dee Carmichael, lead singer of the pop sensation The Flamingoes, has been one of Brett Kavanaugh's most dedicated customers at her tattoo shop. When Dee is discovered dead surrounded by ink pots and needles, Brett is branded a suspect. Original. …More

A scintillating new thriller by one of the masters of the genre. In Death Valley, Rick Fallon discovers the almost-dead body of Casey Dunbar. Having rescued her from suicide, Fallon resolves to unravel the twisted and dangerous strands of her life. …More

Bing Crosby wants to buy a horse to indulge his other passion --when he's not playing golf with Bob Hope, that is. But when his trainer fails to show up in Vegas, and when he finds the horse's owner dead, problems begin to mount up. Time for Eddie G and Jerry to come to the rescue, urged on by Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra, in town to watch the start of Frank Junior's career.

Mick Callahan, the former Navy SEAL turned psychologist and radio talk-show host, not to mention amateur sleuth, thinks he's just doing a friend a favor. Bud Stone, a former military comrade, is in a bit of a pickle: he owes some money to a charmer named Big Paul Pesci, and he's also worried about his one-time girlfriend, Brandi, whom he asks Mick to keep an eye on

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When his son goes missing in Las Vegas, ex-cop Tony Valentine jets after him and lands inside a treacherous game with higher stakes than he has ever encountered before. …More