Vegas Die

Quest Mystery #1

by S.P. Grogan, Stephen Grogan

A dagger worth $25,000 has been hidden somewhere in metropolitan Las Vegas and the clues are within the mystery, Vegas Die. You read the book for both the mystery and then for the money. Go QuestMystery.com for more details. Someone is killing off the old mobsters of Las Vegas and the Mayor is the #1 suspect. When Casino Executive Owen McCombs discovers a dead gangster in the Mayor's car trunk he needs to find answers quick, not only to save the Mayor's political career but keep his own freedom since Metro Homicide Detective Chastity Tempest Taggart, already pumped up from throwing her ex-husband in jail, is motivated to prove McCombs and the Mayor guilty! In Vegas Die the best of the Sin City characters and events show the imploding casino, the buxom stripper, the nerdy card counter, super star twins, the Elvis impersonator, the Graffitti Vigilante, and assorted corpses, immolated, shot, sliced and diced. In deadly play is the desperate hunt for $7 million in twice stolen jewelry. Will the Mayor of Las Vegas ever again enjoy his favorite cocktail? There are lots of clues within, some to solve the killings, others to find the dagger worth $25,000. If you enjoy Las Vegas and all its craziness then you will enjoy discovering the inside mayoral jokes. And what do the card symbols mean and why does the author put in addresses and telephone numbers? Enjoy a truly multi-media interactive book, where the reader participates.

335 pages, Paperback

First published February 15, 2008

About the author

The author has spent a career of writing including editorships in high school and college, as well as editor of a newspaper and a magazine.

The author enjoys writing fiction with a historical twist and has received various awards.

The author has a personal collection of first edition mysteries signed by the authors and reading such works has assisted in the formation of writing plotting and themes.

Reviews

[Jane Goldberg]

The book wants to appeal to a wide audience, but the author’s use of the real names and titles of the characters in the book make it more appealing to Las Vegas readers. I live in Las Vegas and this book was great!

[Robert]

Someone is killing off the old mobsters of Vegas in a mystery surrounding a 20 year old jewelery heist. And caught in the middle is a new to town casino employee and the Mayor of Vegas who used to represent the old mobsters in court as their lawyer. Living in Vegas makes this book all that much better. A very well written book with plenty of humor injected to move the story along. Oh and there is also a mystery in the mystery and some lucky reader could win $25,000. Or have they already paid this out? I don't know and it may be worth looking into.

[Shari Cook]

This book was interesting, but again, it took me a long time to read. I must not have been that interested in it.