High Stakes: 8 Sure-bet Stories of Gambling and Crime

Robert J. Randisi

New American Library, 2003 - Fiction - 261 pages

Eight all-new stories of high-rolling intrigue from today's best authors make up this unique collection that looks at the chances we take, the laws that we break, and the fortunes we hope to make...

Contents

• Introduction Robert J Randisi: 1
• Lets Get Lost Lawrence Block: 37
• For Sale Leslie Glass: 61

About the author

Robert J. Randisi was a mystery writer who, in 1979, was asked to create a Western Series to be published by Charter Books. He created the Gunsmith Series, writing under the pseudonym J. R. Roberts, which he followed with a story in the Tracker Series as Tom Cutter and seven other western series under seven other pseudonyms. He has also written several Mystery stories as well. Randisi is the author of over 400 novels, 40 short stories, has edited 25 anthologies and has written under 15 pseudonyms. He founded the Private Eye Writers of America and created the Shamus Award. He is co-founder of Mystery Scene Magazine and the American Crime Writer's League. Randisi has also the edited Mean Streets and the Private Eye Writers of America's newsletter. He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Southwest Mystery Convention and has been nomiated for the Shamus Award four times.

Bibliographic information

• Title: High Stakes: 8 Sure-bet Stories of Gambling and Crime
• Editor: Robert J. Randisi
• Publisher: New American Library, 2003
• ISBN: 0451210182, 9780451210180
• Length: 261 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / General; Fiction / Literary; Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General