McCartney, R: Lilah's Guide to Hoyle

McCartney, Robert J; Debusschere, Albert J

ISBN 10: 099839307X / ISBN 13: 9780998393070

Published by A.B.Normal Publishing And Media Group, 2016

About this Item

This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -'All life is a gamble . . . We go to sleep every night comfortably betting that the next day we'll wake up.'Demons. Sorcery. Magical playing cards. It's anything but a fairy tale. Armed with her choice deck, her beloved book, Hoyle's Guide to Poker and Parlor Tricks, and the skill that led her to throw away her college fund, Lilah gambles with her life-and with the lives of those around her.Elsewhere, other players have a different idea of the rules of the game. And investigating the bizarre chain of events is Middleton PD's finest, Detectives Dana Deupree and Walter Conway.It's anyone's game. The cards have been shuffled, and the stakes are high. The call has gone around the table. Others may fold, but not Lilah.She plays for keeps.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: McCartney, R: Lilah's Guide to Hoyle
• Publisher: A.B.Normal Publishing And Media Group
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 099839307X
• ISBN 13: 9780998393070
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 222W x 145H x 17D millimeters 222 millimeters width by 145 millimeters height by 17 millimeters depth
• Weight: 455 grams

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Synopsis

"All life is a gamble . . . We go to sleep every night comfortably betting that the next day we'll wake up.

When the stakes are your soul, every hand is a gamble.

After a disastrous card game wipes out her college fund, Lilah makes a desperate pact with a demon. The bargain binds her birthday gift-a deck of cards from her grandfather-to her blood, turning every hand she plays into something more than a game.

Armed with Hoyle's Guide to Poker and Parlor Tricks, a battered rulebook turned personal grimoire, Lilah discovers that the right shuffle can unlock more of her power. But every trick pulls her further from who she was . . . and closer to the voice in the dark that owns her debt.

Across the city, two detectives are tracking a string of bizarre crimes that keep escalating-clues pointing to a single suspect, though none of it seems like coincidence.

With the demon's whispers growing louder and the law closing in, Lilah must decide whether to fold before the final hand takes her humanity-or keep playing a game where every card could be her undoing.

Urban fantasy meets high-stakes thriller.

About the Author

Robert J. S. T. McCartney loves to write about the strange and bizarre. Lilah's Guide to Hoyle was written in collaboration with his best friend Albert Debusschere III. He currently lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, with his wife and kids. You can find him on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and abnormalpublishing.com.