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Vegas Heist
- Narrated by: Pete Milan
- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
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Summary
They're aiming to knock over 1965 Sin City!
It's the holiday season of 1965, and the fabulous Caesars Palace resort and casino is about to open in Las Vegas. And its vault is filled to bursting with cash.
John Harper and Saul "Salsa" Salzman roll into town with inside information: a secret way into the casino, leading right to the vault itself. Putting together a small but highly skilled team, they make their move, aiming for untold riches.
But jobs like this never go as planned. A beautiful widow, a jealous enforcer, and a murderous rival casino owner all want a piece of the pie. Before New Year's Day arrives, Harper and Salsa will be lucky to escape Sin City with their lives!
A brand-new heist tale from the award-winning author of Sentinels, the Legion trilogy, and Lucian.
“When planning a heist, it’s good to learn from the masters, and it’s clear that Van Allen Plexico has: from Richard Stark to Lionel White to Ocean’s Eleven, the fingerprints of the greats are all over this smart, snappy casino job.” (Charles Ardai, editor, Hard Case Crime)
"Impossible to put down. Filled with twist and turns that you don’t see coming until the very end. It is a terrific read and one we highly recommend." (Ron Fortier, Pulp Fiction Reviews)
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- col2910
- 20-10-20
Really enjoyable
Definite Stark/Westlake/Parker vibes from this one and that's no bad thing, because I loved the first round of those books when I read them maybe a dozen or so years ago. Maybe not quite as tight, tense and on point, but I get definite Parker vibes from our main character Harper. His partner here is Salzman, who sets up and sells the job to Harper - breaking into the vault of the soon to be opened Caesar's Palace casino in Vegas.
It's a busy book, planning, recruiting, getting the firepower needed and for Harper trying to keep everyone and everything in check when he knows some of his team are intent on running a double cross.
I liked the Vegas 60s vibe, I liked the near misses and run ins and incidents prior to the job. I enjoyed the sting in the tale which the reader knows is coming, but is another hazard to be dealt with by a surprised Harper. I cracked up at the close shave near the end when Salzman uses his smarts to escape the cops, all the while wondering if Harper has run out on him.
The more I think about it, the better I think it was. I'm a big fan of robbers, thieves, heisters and con men in my reading, so with a decent cast of characters, plenty of pace and action and a satisfying outcome, there's ticks in most of the boxes for me.
4 from 5
Author Van Allen Plexico has written a second Harper & Salsa book, Miami Heist which I will keep an eye out for.
Read - (listened to) October, 2020
Published - 2018
Page count - 240 (6 hrs 31 mins)
Source - Audible purchase (I have a copy I bought for Kindle also)
Format - Audible
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- ScottishJay
- 11-12-18
1965
Really enjoyed this book, and I've never really listened to many crime books before. Reminds me a lot of Oceans Eleven but set in the 60s. Highly recommend
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- Julie
- 18-10-22
Oceans eleven
I enjoyed this book but maybe that was because I was picturing Brad Pitt and George Clooney as I was listening. It certainly reminded me of ocean's eleven but with a lot less characters. It's fun though. The story is told by multiple characters as they hatch there own plan to out smart the others involved, which kept you guessing what was going to happen. Not sure how I feel about the characters as unlike Danny and co they had no problems with using guns, although there is no graphic violence. I did like the bond between Harper and Salsa and had my fingers crossed that it lasted until the end of the book. It's not a high tec heist and to be honest if the Pinkerton's detective agency weren't mentioned you wouldn't really guess it was set in 1965. The author hinted at a possible next book which I would be interested in.
When Salsa stumbles over some interesting information about a new Las Vegas casino opening up he calls old time friend Harper for help. Harper is the brains, Salsa has a connection with the widow of the builder, Donavon is the safe guy, Ricker is the mussel and Mickey is the front man. What could go wrong? And will they all escape from sin city with the money ?
I liked the narrator. He had a very deep voice but still managed to vary it enough to give the characters different sounding voices.
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