Queenpin (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781416534280)

By the author of Dare Me and The End of Everything

A young woman hired to keep the books at a down-at-the-heels nightclub is taken under the wing of the infamous Gloria Denton, a mob luminary who reigned during the Golden Era of Bugsy Siegel and Lucky Luciano. Notoriously cunning and ruthless, Gloria shows her eager young prot g e the ropes, ushering her into a glittering demimonde of late-night casinos, racetracks, betting parlors, inside heists, and big, big money. Suddenly, the world is at her feet--as long as she doesn't take any chances, like falling for the wrong guy. As the roulette wheel turns, both mentor and prot g e scramble to stay one step ahead of their bosses and each other.

Author: Megan Abbott
ISBN-10: 1416534288
ISBN-13: 9781416534280
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Language: English
Published: 06/05/2007
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.35h x 5.43w x 0.47d
Award: Edgar Allan Poe Awards - Winner
Award: Anthony Awards - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2007 pg. 351
Publishers Weekly 04/30/2007 pg. 141
Booklist 05/01/2007 pg. 17
Romantic Times 06/01/2007 pg. 86 - Excellent
Library Journal 05/15/2007