“In a town where luck is currency, murder doesn’t gamble—it wins.”

In The House Always Wins, B. Baskerville spins a razor-sharp mystery set in the glitzy shadows of a fading casino town. When high-stakes poker champion Reed Dalton collapses mid-tournament at the notorious Palmetto Royale, what looks like a heart attack soon unravels into something far more sinister. Poison. In front of a crowd. And with millions on the table.

Detective Mallory Quinn, a tenacious former Vegas cop with a sharp eye for bluffs, is called in to investigate. She quickly learns that in the casino business, everyone’s playing a role—and everyone has a reason to lie. From bitter rivals and crooked dealers to washed-up card sharks and owners desperate to keep the business alive, the suspect list reads like a gambler’s dream and a cop’s worst nightmare.

The deeper Mallory digs, the more she realizes this wasn’t just about money. Dalton had secrets—dangerous ones—about a decades-old game-fixing scandal, missing millions, and a silent partner who’d do anything to stay in the shadows.

As neon lights flicker and the roulette wheel spins, Mallory races against time. Because in this town, the house always wins—and this time, the stakes are life and death.

Smart, stylish, and fast-paced, The House Always Wins blends psychological insight with gritty suspense, delivering a modern mystery where trust is a gamble and luck can be fatal.

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