Shell-shocked detective Natalie Rothchild wasn't sure what stung more-;knowing that her twin had paid dearly for flaunting their fortune at a Las Vegas hot spot-;or prying information from the man who went AWOL after promising her forever. In between lame excuses and darkly possessive glances, casino security expert Matt Schaffer revealed how the bejeweled tabloid queen sashayed down the red carpet before she died. Yet he couldn't say whether Natalie...

"Super Spy Davis Way sets sail on a Caribbean cruise aboard the MS Probability with fifty billionaires, a boatload of Louis Vuitton luggage, Anderson Cooper, and her mother. (Her mother?) The weather is perfect, the seas are calm, and Suite 704 is spectacular. Until the door slams shut. For good. Obviously, it's a system glitch. Surely someone will show up to free Davis, Miss Hawaii, and the creepy staff. But when the minutes turn to hours and the...

In Las Vegas, Fanny Thornton Reed's children turn against one another after she chooses her first husband's illegitimate son Jeff to run Babylon, the family's successful casino. The spellbinding conclusion to The Vegas Trilogy. Now, Fern Michaels brings the fortunes and destinies of the Thorntons full circle. When Fanny Thornton Reed, proud matriarch of the Thornton dynasty, chooses her first husband's illegitimate son to run the family's dazzling...

"Kirk Kerkorian was a pioneering American aviator, movie mogul, risk taker, and business tycoon who transformed Las Vegas and Hollywood to become one of this country's leading financiers. His life story demonstrates the cool daring of a World War II pilot, the grit of a scrappy boxer, the cunning of an inscrutable poker player, and an unmatched genius for making deals. While he never put his name on a building, Kerkorian owned most of the major hotels...

Six-foot tall Chainey (never addressed as Martha) is a former showgirl who transports money for criminal elements that operate casinos in Las Vegas. Casino managers Frankie Degault and his sister Victoria entrust Chainey to deliver seven million dollars to a posh home in California. Upon Chainey's arrival, masked shooters enter and pillage the house with gunfire. The Degaults suspect Chainey stole their money and give her three days to recover the...

Who would want to kill a clown? Lucky O'Toole, chief problem solver for the Babylon Hotel, the primo property on the Las Vegas Strip, isn't in any mood to find out. For one, it's New Year's Day and Lucky's birthday. And she hasn't caught her breath after a chase to the death in Hong Kong and Macau. Her French chef is pushing to set the wedding date. Her former lover, wounded in the China chase, needs TLC. A young woman, in town with the rodeo, shows...

Wall Street Journal reporter Christina Binkley takes a close look at the trio of tycoons whose high-stakes gambles made Sin City soar. This is the story of how billions of dollars and the unparalleled drive for power made the personal visions of three moguls--Kirk Kerkorian, Steve Wynn, and Dr. Gary Loveman--evolve from dreams to larger-than-life reality.--From publisher description.

"Rome, 1934. Martin Fawley leaves the American secret service and is recruited by General Berati, the most feared man in fascist Italy, as a spy. After a brief encounter with a glamorous yet murderous Italian princess, Fawley's mission takes him undercover in Monaco. Suave and worldly, Fawley is quite at home in the casinos and golf courses at Monte Carlo--but he is soon entangled in a game with higher stakes. As the nations of Europe vie for power,...

Preparing to launch a high-risk Las Vegas mob museum and casino, publicist Temple Barr uncovers a buried safe and a recently murdered body during a live event and finds herself turning to Midnight Louie's cat posse to stave off mafia threats on her life.

London's gambling world is the setting where aspiring writer Jack Manfred, suffering from writer's block, takes a job as a croupier to support his art. Knowing the dangers of the cards, Jack is adamant about remaining a professional outsider, but the temptations of the game inevitably swallow him deeper than he could have ever anticipated.