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Hogarth
April 2014
On Sale: April 1, 2014
272 pages
ISBN: 0804137978
EAN: 9780804137973
Kindle: B00FO60AUU
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A riveting tale of risk and obsession set in the alluring
world of Macau’s casinos, by the author of the critically
acclaimed The Forgiven.
As night falls on Macau and the neon signs that line the
rain-slick streets come alive, Doyle – “Lord Doyle” to his
fellow players – descends into his casino of choice to try
his luck at the baccarat tables that are the anchor of his
current existence. A corrupt English lawyer who has escaped
prosecution by fleeing to the East, Doyle spends his nights
drinking and gambling and his days sleeping off his
excesses, continually haunted by his past. Taking refuge in
a series of louche and dimly lit hotels, he watches his
fortune rise and fall as the cards decide his fate.
In a moment of crisis he meets Dao-Ming, an enigmatic
Chinese woman who appears to be a denizen of the casinos
just like himself, and seems to offer him salvation in the
form of both money and love. But as Doyle attempts to make a
rare and true connection, all that he accepts as reality
seems to be slipping from his grasp.
Resonant of classics by Dostoevsky and Graham Greene, The
Ballad of a Small Player is a timeless tale steeped in eerie
suspense and rich atmosphere.
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