Lucky at Cards

AT CARDS AND WITH WOMEN, BILL MAYNARD KNEW HOW TO CHEAT

On the mend after getting run out of Chicago, professional cardsharp Bill Maynard is hungry for some action – but not nearly as hungry as Joyce Rogers, the tantalizing wife of Bill’s latest mark.  Together they hatch an ingenious scheme to get rid of her husband.  But in life as in poker, the other player sometimes has an ace up his sleeve…Lawrence Block has won more awards than almost any other living mystery writer. He was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America.  His work ranges from the searing noir investigations of alcoholic detective Matt Scudder to the witty adventures of master burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr and includes many stunning stand-alone thrillers.