{"product_id":"bluff-9781464210693","title":"Bluff","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Top 10 Mysteries for Spring 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDriven by the heart-pounding suspense of a high-stakes poker game, \u003ci\u003eBluff\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne-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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaud 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHer 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan she win?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Poisoned Pen Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781464210693\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/12\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2018 pg. 27\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jane Stanton Hitchcock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439273119925,"sku":"9781464210693","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2663c042-3635-4f17-a11e-6e82e67461a9.jpg?v=1665461486","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/bluff-9781464210693","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}