Gambler's Paradise
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Last published Mon, Dec 12, 2022
The bustling, charming town of Skegness holds a secret. Matthew Parker has the perfect life working as a computer programmer in the city and occasionally partying with his girlfriend, Catherine Williams. However, when he finds a peculiar book in the attic of his family house, he begins to realise that things are not as quite as they seen in the Parker family.
A funeral leaves Matthew with some startling questions about his past, and he sets off to the industrial Berlin to find some answers. At first, the people of Berlin are welcoming and kind. He is intrigued by the curiously friendly lawyer Jenna Pitt, but when she introduces him to hard gambling, Matthew slowly find himself drawn into a web of manslaughter, theft, and perhaps, even kidnap.
Can Matthew resist the charms of Jenna and uncover the secret of the book before it's too late or will his demise become yet another Skegness legend?
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