

Bad Action
Author: James Swain
Series: Billy Cunningham #2
Narrator: Nick Podehl
Unabridged: 9 hr
Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 05/10/2016
Categories: Fiction, Crime, Suspense & Thriller
Author: James Swain
Series: Billy Cunningham #2
Narrator: Nick Podehl
Unabridged: 9 hr
Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 05/10/2016
Categories: Fiction, Crime, Suspense & Thriller
James Swain is the national bestselling author of eighteen mystery novels and has worked as a magazine editor, screenwriter, and novelist. His books have been translated into many languages and have been chosen as Mysteries of the Year by Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews. Swain has received a Florida Book Award for fiction, and in 2006, he was awarded France’s prestigious Prix Calibre .38 for Best American Crime Writing. When he isn’t writing, he enjoys researching gaming scams and cons, a subject on which he’s considered an expert.
I had a chance to meet James Swain a few years ago at a signing where he was not only autographing copies of the Tony Valentine series but showing off his skill at card manipulation and magic. If that did not cure one of playing with strangers, nothing will! But if also demonstrates he knows whereof......more
Like others, I preferred the first Billy Cunningham book, Takedown. James Swain continues to demonstrate his in-depth knowledge of Las Vegas, casinos, and the gaming industry. Billy and his crew are out for the big score, with Billy posing as a whale (wealthy gambler) to garner the attention of a pr......more
If even half of the scams James Swain reveals about Las Vegas casinos and the myriad thieves and con artists that target them are true, then anyone reading Bad Action ought just head for the shows and cheap meals and stay the heck away from the gaming tables and slots when visiting Sin City. Really,......more
Many years ago my Gaming Law professor recommended James Swain's books as accurate portrayals of the gaming industry and casinos, and the people who try to cheat them. I read several of his Tony Valentine series and really enjoyed them. For some reason I didn't keep up with his books and this is the......more
Billy Cunningham and his crew is back, with his most ingenious and dangerous con to date. Once again Vegas is the backdrop and its rich tapestry sets the tone for Billy and his crew to take down a newer casino. Intertwined with this caper is a murder mystery and a cat and mouse game where nothing is......more