Pascal’s Wager
By Mark Jacobs
After working on his philosophy
dissertation Pascal Silver decides to move to Las Vegas in order to find the
meaning of existence through playing poker and actually living. On the side he
is a part time private investigator where his skills at reading people come in
handy, one day a beautiful woman hires him to find out who really killed her
father. The police’s prime suspect is Allegra’s mother since her father was
found shot in her bed by his own gun that never left his side. Can Pascal find
out who truly killed him or will all the evidence lead back to the mother? As
if this is daunting enough Allegra’s half-brother is murdered and the police
think she is the one who is to blame.
Mark Jacobs did a wonderful job with
this book, even if you don’t play Texas Hold ‘Em you can easily follow along.
If you are a fan of the old school detective novels this book will be right up
your alley as Pascal gets the girl and kicks butt all at the same time he is
solving a gruesome murder. It is a fun read that leaves you guessing as to “who
done it” to the very last second. Mark Jacobs’ background in martial arts also
comes into play making his action scenes believable and intense the
descriptions could not have been any better. This book is definitely worth the
read and I hope the author has a follow up on Pascal’s adventures.
Be sure to visit my blogs at:
Sounds jolly interesting actually.
ReplyDeleteOne of the first things I did when I got my Kindle was to buy a load of Sherlock Holmes stories...