James Swain
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English
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Years ago, South Florida cop Jack Carpenter beat up a murder suspect named Simon Skell, a dangerous predator with a penchant for playing the Rolling Stones' "Midnight Rambler" as he tortured young women. When Jack lost his temper, he lost his job and marriage, too; so as Skell's early release from prison draws near, the tarnished hero--now a specialist in missing-child cases--sees an opportunity to make things right. But his mission uncovers a shocking...
2) Loaded dice
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English
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Possessing an innate talent for recognizing con artists and casino sharks, Tony Valentine pursues his missing son to Las Vegas, where he finds himself in a high-stakes game involving a new breed of criminal who threatens the entire city.
3) Mr. Lucky
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Tony Valentine Mystery volume 5
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English
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Tony Valentine is hired by a desperate casino to investigate Ricky Smith, a man with an incredible winning streak. Tony starts to pry into Ricky's past, his friends, and the strange little town that is benefiting from Ricky's fame and fortune. Unfortunately for Tony, his cover is blown when he is forced to reveal a trick he has up his own sleeve: a pocket Glock he can shoot with laser-like precision. Suddenly, two men are dead, the cops are on Tony's...
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[2008]
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English
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A specialist in finding missing persons, ex-cop Jack Carpenter is stunned when he is hired by convicted serial killer Abb Smith to find Smith's grandson, only to discover that the case involves Heather Rinker, a childhood friend of Jack's own daughter.
6) Dark magic
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Tor
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2012.
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English
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While hiding his membership in an underground group of psychics who predict and prevent crimes, magician Peter Warlock foresees an act of violence targeting the city and finds his efforts thwarted by a psychic cult.
8) Sucker bet
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Ballantine Books
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2003.
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English
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Ex-cop Tony Valentine heads for south Florida at the request of the security chief at Micanopy Indian Reservation Casino to uncover the crooks and hustlers who are preying on the local gamblers.