Bluff - by Jane Stanton Hitchcock (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"One-time socialite Maud Warner polishes up the rags of her once glittering existence and bluffs her way into a signature New York restaurant on a sunny October day. When she walks out again, a man will have been shot. Maud has grown accustomed to being underestimated and invisible, and she uses her ability to fly under the radar as she pursues celebrity accountant Burt Sklar, the man she believes stole her mother's fortune and left her family in ruins. Her fervent passion for poker has taught Maud that she can turn weakness into strength to take advantage of people who think they are taking advantage of her, and now she has dealt the first card in her high-stakes plan for revenge. One unexpected twist after another follows as Maud plays the most important poker hand of her life. The stakes? To take down her enemies and get justice for their victims. Her success depends on her continuing ability to bluff--and on who will fold. Can she win?"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b><i>Publishers Weekly</i> Top 10 Mysteries for Spring 2019</b></p> <p><b>Driven by the heart-pounding suspense of a high-stakes poker game, <i>Bluff</i> is a vivid, compelling novel about deceit, seduction, and delicious revenge that will keep you spellbound and cheering as you turn the last page. -Susan Cheever, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author</b></p> <p>One-time socialite Maud Warner polishes up the rags of her once glittering existence and bluffs her way into a signature New York restaurant on a sunny October day. When she shoots Sun Sunderland, the Pope of Finance, as he lunches with accountant to the stars Burt Sklar - the man she's accused for years of stealing her mother's fortune and leaving her family in ruins - she deals the first card in her high-stakes plan for revenge.</p> <p>Maud has grown accustomed to being underestimated and invisible, and uses it. Her fervent passion for poker has taught her that she can turn weakness into strength to take advantage of people who think they are taking advantage of her. It's uncanny how she reads them.</p> <p>Her intimates in New York high society believe that Mad Maud accidentally missed Sklar, her real target. But nothing is as it first appears as she weathers the unexpected while following her script. And while Maud is on the run, the dark secrets of men who believe their money and power place them above the law will be exposed. Betrayal, larceny, greed, sexual battery, and murder lurk beneath the surface of their glittering lives.</p> <p>One unexpected twist after another follows as we watch a fierce, unapologetic Maud play the most important poker hand of her life. The stakes? To take down her enemies and get justice for their victims. Her success depends on her continuing ability to bluff. And on who will fold.</p> <p>Can she win?</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Hitchcock pokes fun at the gossipy upper class, at the verbal tics of crass hangers-on, at the street-smart capability of former strippers and former advertising executives alike. The biggest takeaway: He who underestimates women of a certain age certainly does so at his own peril. Frothy fun with a backbone of feminist steel; as quick-moving and intricate as any heist movie.-- "<b><i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b>"<br><br>Jane Hitchcock pulls off another stunning tour de force in her newest crime novel, <i>Bluff</i>. Nobody writes high society and its down-low denizens better than Hitchcock - and this book is her best yet. It's all in the cards - and it's masterful.-- "<b>Linda Fairstein, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author</b>"<br><br>Jane Stanton Hitchcock's <i>Bluff</i> is the royal flush of suspense novels! The queen of both writing and poker aces it again!-- "<b>Linda Kenney Baden, celebrated attorney, legal commentator, and author</b>"<br><br>The axiom 'write what you know' deliciously foretells this poker-themed thriller...A smartly plotted upper-crust caper.--Karen Keefe "<b><i>Booklist</i></b>"<br><br>This delicious novel of sweet revenge reveals, with wit and stylish vigor, a world - New York high society - that the author clearly knows intimately. <b>(starred review)</b>-- "<b><i>Publishers Weekly</i></b>"<br><br>With the heart-pounding suspense of a high-stakes poker game, <i>Bluff</i> is a vivid, compelling novel about deceit, seduction, and delicious revenge that will have you spellbound and cheering as you turn the last page.-- "<b>Susan Cheever</b>"<br>
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