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1924

The Gambler


Max Brand - 1924
    He was right to be wary. Into his hotel room an assassin crept, hired by the man he had embarrassed at the table. And Tom was ready.What he was not ready for were the screams for help and the charge of attempted murder that the intruder lodged with the police.Corcoran, the intended victim, was now Corcoran the accused --- and he was about to learn that in San Pablo a gambler can win once too often!