BLUFF

A down-on-her-luck female magician is drawn into a dangerous criminal scheme in this ?hopelessly addictive? thriller (Megan Abbott, Edgar Award?winning author of Give Me Your Hand).   At twenty-seven, magician Natalie Webb is already a has-been. A card-trick prodigy, she took first place at the World of Magic competition at eighteen and has never again reached such heights. Now she lives alone in a New Jersey apartment with her pigeons and a pile of overdue bills.   In a desperate ploy for extra cash, she follows up on an old offer to write for a glossy magazine and pitches the editor a seductive topic: the art of cheating at cards. But when Natalie meets the perfect subject for her piece?a poker cheat who dazzles at sleight of hand?what begins as a journalistic gamble soon leads her into a dangerous proposition with the highest of stakes . . .   ?Truly gasp-worthy.? ?Library Journal, starred review   ?[A] delightfully surprising thriller.? ?The Florida Times-Union   ?If you haven?t read Kardos yet, Bluff is the perfect place to start!? ?Lisa Scottoline, New York Times?bestselling author of Someone Knows