House Always Wins: Vegas Ghost Story by Brian Rouff
Publisher: Huntington Press (Oct 3, 2017)
Category: Paranormal Romance, Ghosts, Crime Thriller, Las Vegas Mystery
Tour dates:Oct-Nov, 2018
ISBN: 978-1944877064
Available in Print and ebook, 324 pages
Anna Christiansen’s small-town life is about to go haywire. A young reporter stuck in a dead-end job, Anna falls head over heels for an interview subject, the bass player in an up-and-coming alt band. In short order, she pulls up stakes, moves to Las Vegas, gets married and pregnant, and buys a big fixer-upper haunted by the ghost of a Sin City racketeer.
That’s when Anna gets notice from a corrupt casino owner that he’s buying up all the properties on her street to make way for a parking lot. But Anna has poured her heart and soul into the house and digs in hard to fight the system — not the easiest of tasks in a city where bribery, mayhem, and murder are standard operating procedures.
Can Anna’s tough-guy ghost provide the help she needs to prevail in this dangerous cat-and-mouse game? Will Anna’s life be left in ruins? Or worse?
“It’s pure Vegas, told from an insider’s perspective.”- Anthony Curtis, Huntington Press
My Thoughts House Always Wins: Vegas Ghost Story by Brian Rouff
I have read a few Las Vegas mysteries but none quite like this. While most center on the strip where the tourists are, ‘The House Always Wins focuses more on the locals.
I love the beginning with Anna’s letter to her aunt. It sets the tone while she writes about what happened to her after her wedding and moving to Las Vegas with her husband. They buy an old fixer upper and Anna enjoys working on it. However, she discovers a ghost living there.
I love the friendly ghost that befriends Anna. There is a local developer who is hell bent on buying up property in the neighborhood but Anna won’t sell. He proceeds to strong arm her into it but the ghost is on her side and protects Anna. Many may think a friendly ghost sounds sappy but in Brian Rouff’s hands, it is an excellent element of the story.
‘The House Always Wins’ is a must read for mystery readers.
5/5
I received the ebook for my honest review.
About Brian Rouff
Award winning author, Brian Rouff was born in Detroit, raised in Southern California, and has lived in Las Vegas since 1981, which makes him a long-timer by local standards. When he’s not writing articles, screenplays and Las Vegas-based novels such as “Dice Angel,” “Money Shot,” and “The House Always Wins,” he runs Imagine Communications, a marketing and public relations firm. He is also a regular contributor to Living-Las-Vegas.com.
On a personal note, Brian is married with two grown daughters and five grandchildren. In his spare time he enjoys movies, playing guitar and the occasional trip to the casino buffet line.
Website: http://brianrouff.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianRouff
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrianRouffAuthor/
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