Title: River
Card
Author: Joan
Destino
Genre: Psychological Thriller
"Who was she trying to fool? Herself? A little late for that.
She had to win; her survival depended on it."
Do you have what it takes to lose it all? Find out in Joan Destino's stunning debut novel, "River Card."
Georgia Kassov Cates is a business woman, a wife, a mother...and a gambling addict. Desperate to recoup a devastating string of losses, she risks it all for one last game- a game that's abruptly halted when the Las Vegas casino succumbs to a freak blackout.
Georgia meets some fellow patrons of the Las Vegas casino, including the wealthy Melanie Nallis, a woman haunted by her horrific childhood; Zivah Koski, an enigmatic elderly holocaust survivor; Phillip Vance, a billionaire casino developer; and Milt Braverman, a professional poker player.
As they get to know each other, a connection is slowly revealed: postwar Germany, a time and place that is reflected in" River Card's novel-within-a-novel, "Alexandra."
Alternating between the opulence and depravity of 1940s Germany, and the glamor and baseness of 1990s Las Vegas, "River Card" reflects Georgia's mounting fears-both past and present-as she plays one last hand…
Do you have what it takes to lose it all? Find out in Joan Destino's stunning debut novel, "River Card."
Georgia Kassov Cates is a business woman, a wife, a mother...and a gambling addict. Desperate to recoup a devastating string of losses, she risks it all for one last game- a game that's abruptly halted when the Las Vegas casino succumbs to a freak blackout.
Georgia meets some fellow patrons of the Las Vegas casino, including the wealthy Melanie Nallis, a woman haunted by her horrific childhood; Zivah Koski, an enigmatic elderly holocaust survivor; Phillip Vance, a billionaire casino developer; and Milt Braverman, a professional poker player.
As they get to know each other, a connection is slowly revealed: postwar Germany, a time and place that is reflected in" River Card's novel-within-a-novel, "Alexandra."
Alternating between the opulence and depravity of 1940s Germany, and the glamor and baseness of 1990s Las Vegas, "River Card" reflects Georgia's mounting fears-both past and present-as she plays one last hand…
Author Bio
As the
daughter of an Army Officer, Joan Destino traveled throughout her childhood,
living in many parts of the U.S. as well as Germany. After high school and
college in New England, she taught kindergarten in Boston while her husband
attended law school. In the early seventies she moved to the Los Angeles area,
raising her family in San Marino. She participated in the UCLA Writers’ Program
for several years, culminating with several semesters in their Master Novel
Writing Class. After playingTournament Bridge for years, shebegan playing
casino poker in the mid-eighties. She bought a second home in Las Vegas in the
mid-nineties and moved there permanently when her husband retired in 2004. Joan
plays both cash and tournament poker including the World Series of Poker at the
Rio Casino.
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