Hungarian Roulette

Digby George Gerahty writing as Stephen Lister

ISBN 10: 0432087133 / ISBN 13: 9780432087138

Published by Peter Davies Ltd. London, 1972

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First edition first printing of a near fine hardcover with a previous owner's name on the front pastedown, in a near fine dustjacket with minor wear to the extremities and is price clipped. Featuring the colorful characters and their adventures in the fictional Provencal village of Sainte Monique. This is part of a series but I haven't found a definitive list to tell you where it fits although there is at least five others earlier than this one.

Seller Inventory # 1036

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hungarian Roulette
• Publisher: Peter Davies Ltd. London
• Publication Date: 1972
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0432087133
• ISBN 13: 9780432087138
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis

You may laugh at the idea of an infallible gambling system, but the discoverer was János the Hungarian, and it has been said that a Hungarian even if he enters a revolving door behing you can usually manage to emerge first.
Pursuing an affair with János is Esmé - the very attractive but unpredictable daughter of Stephen Lister's old friend Broom - for whom the author from friendship and affection feels a certain, albeit irritated, responsibility. Esmé becomes partner with János in his roulette system which causes grave disturbance in the casinos of the Riviera, London and Las Vegas, and Stephen Lister's guardianship, even with the support of Father Delorme, is frequently put under very considerable strain.