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Ace of Shades

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Welcome to the City of Sin, where casino families reign, gangs infest the streets ... and secrets hide in every shadow,

Enne Salta was raised as a proper young lady, and no lady would willingly visit New Reynes, the so-called City of Sin. But when her mother goes missing, Enne must leave her finishing school—and her reputation—behind to follow her mother's trail to the city where no one survives uncorrupted.

Frightened and alone, her only lead is a name: Levi Glaisyer. Unfortunately, Levi is not the gentleman she expected—he's a street lord and con man. Levi is also only one payment away from cleaning up a rapidly unraveling investment scam, so he doesn't have time to investigate a woman leading a dangerous double life. Enne's offer of compensation, however, could be the solution to all his problems.

Their search for clues leads them through glamorous casinos, illicit cabarets, and into the clutches of a ruthless Mafia donna. As Enne unearths an impossible secret about her past, Levi's enemies catch up to them, ensnaring him in a vicious execution game where the players always lose. To save him, Enne will need to surrender herself to the city ...

And she'll need to play.

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      February 12, 2018
      This uneven trilogy opener from Foody (Daughter of the Burning City) follows 17-year-old Erienne “Enne” Salta on a quest to find her adopted mother, journalist Lourdes Alfero. When Lourdes set sail for New Reynes, the “City of Sin,” she promised Enne that she’d be home in two months. Four months later, Enne leaves finishing school to find her, arriving in New Reynes to discover that the city is even more debauched than its nickname suggests. Gangs rule the streets, crime families own the cops, and Lourdes’s emergency contact, Levi Glaisyer, is a 17-year-old con man whom Enne must pay to help her. The duo’s investigation takes them to the darkest corners of the city, uncovering dangerous secrets and ensnaring them in a mystical game that requires players to gamble their lives. At its best, Foody’s novel is a magical tale of introspection, romance, and self-determination. Complicated worldbuilding confuses the plot, however, and an extended setup delays the establishment of stakes, eroding tension and hindering readers’ ability to invest in the characters’ fates. Ages 14–up. Agent: Brianne Johnson, Writers House.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator Saskia Maarleveld deftly guides listeners through a seedy underworld of magical casinos. In New Reynes, the glittering City of Sin, fortunes are won and lost in a throw of the dice. Prim and proper Enne Salta wants to find her adoptive mother and leave this dangerous city. Levi Glaisyer, a scrappy con artist, needs to clear his debts to a mob boss before losing his life. Maarleveld embodies both Enne and Levi, giving them distinctive voices that reflect their very different backgrounds and making it obvious whose point of view prevails at any given time. Maarleveld also adeptly voices an array of secondary characters from society ladies to street rats with accents and vocal intonations to suit each one. N.M. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine

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