博客來Based on a true story...
For fans of Raymond Chandler, Sunset Boulevard, and all things noir...
It’s Los Angeles.
Michael is a brilliant seventeen-year-old with a mind for numbers and a habit of staying out late.
Jake Logan, a struggling actor, is his private tutor. Curious, he follows the boy across the city one night--and discovers the unexpected.
A team of teenagers is learning how to count cards in blackjack.
They’re led by an elderly but devious mastermind, Father McCauley. He’s a Jesuit priest helps kids finance their college educations by teaching them how to fleece casinos.
It’s a noble goal. But soon Jake finds himself drawn into the priest’s web of trickery, deceit, and blackmail. When disaster strikes, the group begins to fall apart.
Will Jake let the team dissolve--or will he try to save it?
It’s a new twist on your favorite old story. It’s fast and fun. It’s a Jake Logan Private Tutor Mystery!
