Queen of Spades by Michael Shou-Yung Shum
Title: Queen of Spades Author: Michael Shou-Yung Shum Published by: Forest Avenue Press Publication date: 10 October 2017 Genre: General Fiction, Suspense ISBN: 19424363319 Mareli's rating: 3.5 stars Recommend to: If you have a gambling problem - stay clear. This book reveals the 'magic' of a casino and the luck of the card. Description: Queen of Spades revamps the classic Pushkin fable of the same name, transplanted to a mysterious Seattle-area casino populated by a pit boss with six months to live, a dealer obsessing over the mysterious methods of an elderly customer known as the Countess, and a recovering gambler who finds herself trapped in a cultish twelve-step program. With a breathtaking climax that rivals the best Hong Kong gambling movies, Michael Shou-Yung Shum’s debut novel delivers the thrilling highs and lows that come when we cede control of our futures to the roll of t...