Queenpin : A Classic Story of Underworld Greed and Betrayal, Introducing a Mesmerising and Compelling Unreliable Narrator ...

A young woman hired to keep the books at a down-at-heel nightclub is taken under the wing of the infamous Gloria Denton, a mob luminary who reigned during the Golden Era of Bugsy Siegel and Lucky Luciano. The moll to end all molls, Gloria is notoriously cunning and ruthless. She shows her eager young protégée the ropes, ushering her into a glittering whirl of late-night casinos, racetracks, betting parlours, inside heists and big, big money. Suddenly, the world is at her feet -- as long as she doesn’t take any chances, like falling for the wrong guy.It all falls to pieces with a few turns of the roulette wheel, as both mentor and protégée scramble to stay one step ahead of their bosses and each other.In the tradition of hardboiled potboilers such as Double Indemnity and The Grifters and mob tales such as Goodfellas, Queenpin offers a feminine twist on a classic story of underworld seduction and greed, or tortured loyalty and inevitable betrayal. 'if Abbott Writes Half A Dozen More Books As Good As Her First Three ... She Will Claim The Throne As The Finest Prose Stylist In Crime Fiction Since Raymond Chandler' San Francisco Chronicle A Young Woman Hired To Keep The Books At A Down-at-heel Nightclub Is Taken Under The Wing Of The Infamous Gloria Denton, A Mob Luminary Who Reigned During The Golden Era Of Bugsy Siegel And Lucky Luciano. The Moll To End All Molls, Gloria Is Notoriously Cunning And Ruthless. She Shows Her Eager Young Protégéethe Ropes, Ushering Her Into A Glittering Whirl Of Late-night Casinos, Racetracks, Betting Parlours, Inside Heists And Big, Big Money. Suddenly, The World Is At Her Feet -- As Long As She Doesn't Take Any Chances, Like Falling For The Wrong Guy. It All Falls To Pieces With A Few Turns Of The Roulette Wheel, As Both Mentor And Protégée Scramble To Stay One Step Ahead Of Their Bosses And Each Other ... A young woman hired to keep the books at a down-at-the-heels nightclub is taken under the wing of the infamous Gloria Denton, a mob luminary who reigned during the Golden Era of Bugsy Siegel and Lucky Luciano. Notoriously cunning and ruthless, Gloria shows her eager young protégée the ropes, ushering her into a glittering demimonde of late-night casinos, racetracks, betting parlours, inside heists, and big, big money. Suddenly, the world is at her feet -- as long as she doesn't take any chances, like falling for the wrong guy. As the roulette wheel turns, both mentor and protégée scramble to stay one step ahead of their bosses and each other A young woman hired to keep the books at a down-at-heel nightclub is taken under the wing of the infamous Gloria Denton, a mob luminary who reigned during the Golden Era of Bugsy Siegel and Lucky Luciano. The moll to end all molls, Gloria is notoriously cunning and ruthless. She shows her eager young protege the ropes, ushering her into a glittering whirl of late-night casinos, racetracks, and big, big money, but it all falls to pieces with a few turns of the roulette wheel, as both mentor and protege scramble to stay one step ahead of their bosses and each other Queenpin puts a feminine twist on a classic story of underworld greed and betrayal, and is a must for fans of mob classics such as Goodfellas.