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OSBORNE LAWRENCE THE BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER

SOON TO BE A NETFLIX FILM STARRING COLIN FARRELL AND TILDA SWINTON FROM ACADEMY AWARD WINNER
EDWARD BERGER  DIRECTOR OF CONCLAVE AND ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT    A “thrilling and
terrifying” (NPR) tale of risk and obsession set in the mysterious world of Macau’s casinos  by
the author of the critically acclaimed The Forgiven    “To open a new Lawrence Osborne book is
to enter a maze of thrills from which there is no exit other than to finish the book in one
sitting.”— The New York Times    “[A] vivid and feverish portrait of a soul in self-inflicted
purgatorio”— The New York Times Book Review    A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book
Review  The New Yorker  NPR   As night falls on Macau and the neon signs that line the
rain-slick streets come alive  Doyle—“Lord Doyle” to his fellow players—descends into his
casino of choice to try his luck at the baccarat tables that are the anchor of his current
existence. A corrupt English lawyer who has escaped prosecution by fleeing to the East  Doyle
spends his nights drinking and gambling and his days sleeping off his excesses  continually
haunted by his past. Taking refuge in a series of louche and dimly lit hotels  he watches his
fortune rise and fall as the cards decide his fate.  In a moment of crisis he meets Dao-Ming 
an enigmatic Chinese woman who appears to be a denizen of the casinos just like himself  and
seems to offer him salvation in the form of both money and love. But as Doyle attempts to make
a rare and true connection  all that he accepts as reality seems to be slipping from his grasp.
Resonant of classics by Dostoevsky and Graham Greene  The Ballad of a Small Player is a
timeless tale steeped in eerie suspense and rich atmosphere.

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