The Disciple of Las Vegas
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4.3 • 112 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Ava and Uncle go deep inside the shady world of online gambling in the second installment of the pulse-pounding Ava Lee novels.
Ava and Uncle are hired by Tommy Ordonez, the richest man in the Philippines, to recover $50 million lost in a land swindle. The Filipino billionaire’s reputation is on the line, and his family is on the brink of disaster.
Ava tracks the missing funds from Canada to San Francisco to accounts in Costa Rica, and uncovers an illegal online gambling ring in Las Vegas. There, she confronts David “the Disciple” Douglas, one of the greatest poker players in the world, and his partner, Jeremy Ashton, a former banker with ties to a high-ranking U.K. cabinet minister. What starts out as a typical track-and-retrieve job turns into a political cat-and-mouse game. Meanwhile, Jackie Leung, an old target of Uncle’s and Ava’s, has made it rich. He wants revenge, and he’s going after Ava to get it…
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Hamilton's fast-paced first novel introduces tough Toronto forensic accountant Ava Lee, who receives a new assignment from her partner, "Uncle" Chow Tung, for the Philippines' richest man, Tommy Ordonez. As she begins investigating a real estate deal involving Tommy's brother, Philip Chew, from which more than $50 million is missing, Uncle alerts her that corrupt toy manufacturer Jackie Leung has put out a contract on her life. Ava learns that the real estate deal was a cover for online gambling debts that a key character lost to crooked fellow players. To recover the money, she must travel from Canada to Las Vegas and finally to London, relying on her martial arts skills when things get ugly. High-end travel, cuisine, and product placement add glitz, while Ava's circle of mostly offstage friends and family lend enough personal depth to lift this thriller above solely action-oriented fare.
Customer Reviews
Easy
A pleasant read!
Ava Lee books
I love this series and am looking forward to reading the next book.
Ian Hamilton
Genius