From one of Americas most original and startlingly imaginative writers anovel with all the suspense and pace of a bestselling thriller.The New YorkTimes. A fire... » 

From one of Americas most original and startlingly imaginative writers anovel with all the suspense and pace of a bestselling thriller.The New YorkTimes. A fireman and a gambler enter a poker game with two rich eccentricsrisking everything on the single blind turn of a card. What results is theproduct of a world of fiendish bargains and punitive whims. «