by Lawrence Block · POINTS · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782757818756
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«Heureux au jeu» is the crime novel by Lawrence Block, published by Points in paperback (256 pages, in French).
William Maynard, a professional card sharp, infiltrates a poker game hosted by wealthy lawyer Murray Rogers. Joyce, his wife, seduces him and proposes framing her husband for murder to collect the inheritance. Luck turns, and the swindler becomes the prey.
Originally published in 1964 as The Sex Shuffle, it is number 2398 in the Points Policier collection. Translated from English (US) by Aline Weill.
For fans of noir and American pulp, with cons, cards, and swindle twists.
Lawrence Block is an American crime writer best known for two long-running New York-set series about the recovering alcoholic P.I. Matthew Scudder and the gentleman burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr. Block was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 1994. Block has written in the genres of crime, mystery, and suspense fiction for more than half a century, releasing over 100 books.
