“When the world is in crisis people need some kind of escape. The best one is to lose yourself in a good story. There’s nothing like a good book to grasp your attention and to make you forget about the world around you for a few hours. I hope stories give people some kind of relief from the fear, the pain and the difficulties this virus brings to all of us.

“I write about a former con man who became a trial lawyer in New York. Eddie Flynn’s past is never far behind him, and I wanted to take an opportunity to tell a story from Eddie’s past - when he was playing cards and hustling high-rollers for a living instead of hustling juries.” - Steve Cavanagh.

What happens in Vegas does not always stay in Vegas

Short story available at the Daily Record's website, first published as part of the newspaper's Crime Week.