Book 1

High Stakes Game

by Jeff Mariotte

Published 5 December 2007
READ THE UNTOLD STORY YOU DIDN'T SEE ON TV!

Join Ed Deline, President of Operations for the Montecito Resort & Casino, and his protégé, Danny McCoy, a former U.S. Marine and Las Vegas native, as they deal with card-counting cheaters, costly streaks of random luck, and rival casinos stealing their big-money players in the town deservedly known as Sin City....

Summer. The Montecito has been demolished, and its tight-knit staff has been similarly dismantled, scattered to the four winds.

Big Ed and Nessa find intrigue in London, as they try to solve the mystery of her father's fate....

While running his dad's construction company, Danny learns that his ex-fiancée Mary is in danger, and takes it upon himself to do something about it....

Mike is working at a rival casino, but when he uncovers a suspicious plot afoot, he finds himself becoming the boy who cried wolf....

Delinda takes on the challenge of managing an exclusive nightclub, but her tempestuous relationship with a pro football player causes unforeseen troubles....

And Sam scrambles to reestablish her reputation (and her bank account).

Find out everything you missed during the long hot summer when Danny and his friends struggled to go their separate ways.

Sleight of Hand

by Jeff Mariotte

Published 24 April 2007
Join Ed Deline, president of operations for the Montecito Resort & Casino, and his protégé, Danny McCoy, a former U.S. Marine and Las Vegas native, as they deal with card-counting cheaters, costly streaks of random luck, and rival casinos stealing their big-money players in the town deservedly known as Sin City....

Making sure a multimillion-dollar operation like the Montecito runs smoothly is a challenge on a good day. When the casino is overrun by a Western trade show called Stampede!, that job gets even tougher. Complicating matters is an imminent visit by a German business magnate, who will be making a televised speech from the Montecito that could have far-reaching political and economic ramifications. So while Mike Cannon is tapped to investigate the theft of some very...precious...merchandise from the Stampede! floor, Ed and Danny have their hands full coordinating safety measures with the German's private security force and the Secret Service. And when Danny uncovers the blueprint for what appears to be an assassination plan, the Montecito team must race to prevent a lethal incident of international proportions.