Bluff

A down-on-her-luck female magician is drawn into a dangerous criminal scheme in this hopelessly addictive thriller (Megan Abbott, Edgar Award-winning author of Give Me Your Hand). At twenty-seven, magician Natalie Webb is already a has-been. A card-trick prodigy, she took first place at the World of Magic competition at eighteen and has never again reached such heights. Now she lives alone in a New Jersey apartment with her pigeons and a pile of overdue bills. In a desperate ploy for extra cash, she follows up on an old offer to write for a glossy magazine and pitches the editor a seductive topic: the art of cheating at cards. But when Natalie meets the perfect subject for her piece-a poker cheat who dazzles at sleight of hand-what begins as a journalistic gamble soon leads her into a dangerous proposition with the highest of stakes . . . Truly gasp-worthy. -Library Journal, starred review [A] delightfully surprising thriller. -The Florida Times-Union If you haven't read Kardos yet, Bluff is the perfect place to start! -Lisa Scottoline, New York Times-bestselling author of Someone Knows