Gambling
on Magic is set in Bangkok where life is more than good for Joey
Balfour, ex-patriot gambling king, former TV personality, and the current
owner of the mysterious and exotic Feng Shui Flower Shop in downtown
Bangkok. Then ex-chief of security arrives in Bangkok to reopen an old
unsolved Las Vegas casino theft. The thief has disappeared in Thailand
and the conventional wisdom has it that Balfour holds the key to tracking
him down. Caught in a web of deception and betrayal, Balfour discovers
that other forces – more sinister and deadly – are slowly
entangling him. The stakes are high, the odds are long, and for his
greatest gamble, Balfour bets his own life on winning.
Set
in the steamy, erotic underworld of Bangkok, Gambling On Magic
is a thinking person’s thriller and a brilliant literary portrait
of contemporary life inside Southeast Asia’s most famous city.
The rogue's gallery of whacky, wonderful, and original characters will
stick with you long after you finish this page-turner.
Praise
“Set
in the steamy, erotic underworld of Bangkok, Gambling On Magic
is a thinking person’s thriller and a brilliant literary portrait of
contemporary life inside Southeast Asia’s most famous city. The rogue's
gallery of whacky, wonderful, and original characters will stick with
you long after you finish this page-turner.”
—Paul Bishop, author of Penalty Shot
“Moore’s
most mature work.”
—The Bangkok Post
“[Moore’s]
attention to detail that gives his writing the believable immediacy,
which in turn keeps you turning pages. And turn pages you will. This
is another of those books that will hold your attention right to the
last page. An excellent read.”
—Pattaya Mail
“Moore
is a religious student of human nature and it shows.”
—Thai Day
“Original,
contemporary and extremely inventive.”
—Hua Hin Observer
“A
complex novel ... The [characters] are well developed. The setting
... is carefully shaped. The information about gambling rings true,
as does the portrayal of the city of Bangkok and the community that
surrounds the story ... Well worth reading.”
—Alex McGilvery, Armchair Interviews