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Dead Man's Hand (2007)
If ever a subject begged to be associated with crime it is gambling, writes Otto Penzler in his introduction to this collection of short stories set at the
poker table and beyond. In Walter Mosley's "Mister In-Between," a bagman is sent to collect from a rigged poker game, but soon begins to wonder who the real mark is. In "One Dollar Jackpot," Michael
Connelly's detective Harry Bosch finds himself looking for tells when facing off against a professional poker player in the interrogation room. And a young woman learns how to bluff the hard way in
"Hardly Knew Her," by Laura Lippman. In these and others stories, aces of the mystery-writing world — including Joyce Carol Oates, Alexander McCall Smith, Jeffery Deaver, John Lescroart, and others — combine to form a winning hand.
This short story collection was edited by Otto Penzler and includes stories by Joyce Carol Oates, Walter Mosley, Laura Lippman, Rupert Holmes, John Lescroart, Michael Connelly, Jeffery Deaver,
Alexander McCall Smith, and a full house of other outstanding mystery writers.
Michael Connelly's story is called "One Dollar Jackpot," featuring Harry Bosch.
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