DescriptionThe greed and glamour of Vegas are nothing new for comedian Steve Allen, until his show at the famous Colosseum ends in murder. Allen's wife, Jayne Meadows, rushes in with the horrifying news that crooner Buddy Hamilton's wife, Christie, was strangled in the sauna. Of all people, it's Buddy who looks like he cashed in his wife's chips, and even Steve thinks he did it. However, the facts don't add up, and Allen figures out there's more to the case than meets the eye.
DescriptionIn The Smart Money, Michael Konik takes listeners behind the veil of secrecy shrouding the most successful sports gambling operation in America, to its innermost sanctum. He reveals how they, and he, got rich by beating the Vegas lines and, ultimately, the multi-million-dollar offshore betting circuit. He details the perks and perils of a lifestyle in which staking inordinate sums of money on the outcome of a game, sometimes as much as $1 million on a single event, is a normal part of doing business.
DescriptionJust outside the city's neon Strip, in the bleak wastelands of Nevada's desert, Las Vegas Metro police find the mauled corpse of a young and beautiful showgirl. Detective Sergeant Romulus Poe is called to the scene. A loner with a love of justice, Poe immerses himself in the case. The victim is badly mutilated, and Poe is struck by the similarities to a slaying done by an anonymous monster dubbed "the Bogeyman." He forms an investigatory team: detective Stephen Jensen, homicide newcomer Patricia Deluca, and forensic pathologist Rukmani Kalil. The urgency of resolution becomes frenzied when another young woman is found a month later. From Native American mysticism and medieval folk legends to untold modern scientific secrets, Poe must sift through Vegas' sordid history and dark underbelly to solve a series of gruesome murders before all of them are caught in the deadly dance of Moon Music .
DescriptionAmerica's hottest and funniest gay comedians got together for this live recording at the Las Vegas Riviera Hotel. Each member of this diverse group shares his or her own unique perspective on the world, and its guaranteed to tickle your funny bone. Hosted by Frank Moreno, this performance features critically acclaimed comedians Suzy Berger, Elvira Kurt, Mark Davis, and Scott Kennedy. For Adults Only: Explicit language. Must be 18 years of age to purchase.
DescriptionPsychologist Susan Pulaski, who has a near-empathic gift for understanding the thought processes of criminals, is a consultant for the Las Vegas police force. When the city is galvanized by a brutal murder case, stemming from the death of a young woman who has been buried alive, Police Chief Robert O'Bannon calls on Susan's services. Susan, in turn, relies on the help of O'Bannon's 26-year-old son, Darcy, a high-functioning autistic savant with a prodigious eidetic memory and an instinctive gift for solving puzzles. Darcy's gifts prove invaluable as they follow the trail of a devious madman...who has a special agenda for killing and killing and killing again.
DescriptionIn a riveting debut thriller that has drawn comparisons to masters of the genre like Dennis Lehane and Michael Connelly, Brian Freeman weaves obsession, sex, and revenge into a story that grips the reader with vivid characters and shocking plot twists fro…
