{"product_id":"9781761153945","title":"The Casino","description":"Author: Iain Ryan\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781761153945\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Ultimo Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 30 Dec 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ea page-turning thriller that reminds us just how blurred the thin blue line of the law can be.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Saturday Paper\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis place is paradise. A gleaming, golden paradise, and mark my words, we intend to keep it that way, by any means possible. You can bet on it.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nDetective Lana Cohen thought she had found a slice of peace on the sun-drenched Gold Coast, but her respite is shattered when a severed hand is found on a local beach. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nAs the investigation unfolds, Lana is thrust into an uneasy partnership with an off-the-rails Internal Investigations cop ‘Miami’ Vince Walters, and a mysterious Melbourne private investigator Ewan Hayes. It soon becomes clear the new casino is bustling with shady types willing to lose it all, the glitzy shopping centres are rife with shoplifting and the gaudy nightlife is still full of corruption and drugs.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Casino\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a thrilling journey into a world where the stakes are deadly, and trust is the ultimate gamble.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR THE CASINO:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘a high-stakes underworld battle’\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—The Canberra Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘local detective Lana Cohen is intrigued by a severed hand found on the beach . . . There’s a lot going on and most of it is highly dodgy.’\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—The Sydney Morning Herald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46677385412766,"sku":"TLD-9781761153945","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781761153945.jpg?v=1775455458","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781761153945","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}