Dead Man's Hand: Crime Fiction at the Poker Table
By Michael Connelly, Laura Lippman, Walter Mosley, and others
Edited by Otto Penzler
Read by Keith Sellon-Wright
Unabridged
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2 Formats: Library CD
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2 Formats: MP3 CD
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ISBN: 9781665188128
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ISBN: 9781665188135
| Runtime: | 15.03 Hours |
| Category: | Fiction/Mystery & Detective |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
Hit the jackpot with stories from Michael Connelly, Laura Lippman, Walter Mosley, Alexander McCall Smith, and more superstars of mystery.In "One Dollar Jackpot," Michael Connelly's curmudgeonly Harry Bosch finds himself going toe-to-toe with a professional poker player. Jeffery Deaver offers up "Bump," a tale of a has-been actor trying to make it big by hustling cards. "Hardly Knew Her" by Laura Lippmann showcases a young woman learning about bluffing the hard way, while "In the Eyes of Children" by Alexander McCall Smith features a scam at a poker table on the high seas.
With these, and more offerings from mystery greats such as Joyce Carol Oates, John Lescroart, Walter Mosley, Peter Robinson, and Eric Van Lustbader, Dead Man's Hand is a suspenseful anthology that's a big winner for any fan of crime fiction.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
Author
Author Bio: Michael Connelly
Michael Connelly, author of suspense thriller and detective mysteries, was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 2023. He has written several #1 New York Times bestsellers and numerous titles that made the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists. He has won most every award given in the mystery and thriller genres, including the Anthony Award for Best Novel and the Barry Award for Best Novel. He is a former newspaper reporter who also won numerous awards for his journalism.
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Author Bio: Laura Lippman
Laura Lippman is the award–winning author of mystery novels, including twelve in the Tess Monaghan series, fourteen stand-alone novels, and sixteen novellas and short story collections. Her books have won many awards, including the Edgar, Agatha, Shamus, Anthony, Nero, Barry Macavity, and Crime-Fest awards. In 2025, she was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. Her books have been translated into more than twenty-five languages.
Author Bio: Walter Mosley
Walter Mosley is the author of over sixty critically acclaimed books of fiction, nonfiction, memoir, and plays. His work has been translated into twenty-five languages. He is the winner of numerous awards, including an O. Henry Award, The Mystery Writers of America’s Grand Master Award, a Grammy®, several Edgars, several NAACP Image Awards, and PEN America’s Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2020 he was named the recipient of the Robert Kirsch Award for lifetime achievement from the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books and was awarded the Distinguished Contribution to American Letters Award from the National Book Foundation. He divides his time between New York and California.
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Details
Details
| Available Formats : | Library CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Fiction/Mystery & Detective |
| Runtime: | 15.03 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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