2019 IPPY Award Best Fiction Series Winner. When a young Japanese man goes missing, Steve Cannon must confront the ghosts of WWII and a vicious mob group that has taken over one of the Las Vegas casinos. With no promising leads, Steve is forced to pose as a high stakes baccarat player to find out what happened to the young dealer. The case is further complicated by the web of connections in the mob underworld and the time that Steve must devote to help his best friend, Bernie Gold open his own gambling palace. Along the way, Steve's life changes forever.