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Description for Lay the Favourite
Paperback. Clean copy
A true story of money, sex, glamour and gambling.
When Beth Raymer arrived in Las Vegas, her dreams didn't extend beyond getting herself a job as a cocktail waitress at a casino on the strip. And then she met Dink, one of the biggest gamblers in town, and found herself seduced by the adrenalin-fuelled, high risk, high reward world of professional sports betting and the obsessive, funny, rule-breaking bookies that run the show.
Lay the Favourite gives a gripping glimpse into a high stakes underworld where the difference between winning big and losing everything you have comes down ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780224083324
SKU
KEX0245511
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Beth Raymer
Beth Raymer lives in New York City. Lay the Favourite is her first book
Reviews for Lay the Favourite
Dark, wildly affectionate and very, very funny.It is a world filled with scoundrels, thieves and gamblers, where everyone is looking to somehow come out on top while doing what they love
Stephen Frears, director of High Fidelity and The Queen
Stephen Frears, director of High Fidelity and The Queen