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Dead Man's Hand: Crime Fiction at the Poker Table

Dead Man's Hand

Penned By Otto Penzler
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Dead Man's Hand: Crime Fiction at the Poker Table

Dead Man's Hand

Penned By Otto Penzler
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With contributions from Michael Connelly, Alexander McCall Smith, Walter Mosley, Joyce Carol Oates, Jeffery Deaver, and Peter Robinson, this is the best hand of crime short stories you will ever be dealt. Taking their inspiration from the card game that's more a way of life than an innocent pastime, there are no stories here that you'll want to sit out. Here are tales of games you'll wish you were part of... and games that you'd go to the ends of the Earth to avoid being dealt into.

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Released November 5, 2007
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Otto Penzler writes contemporary fiction and has always been fascinated by character-driven stories. They hold a degree in English Literature and previously worked as an editor before transitioning to writing their own books. Otto Penzler lives with their spouse and a very vocal rescue cat.

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