Overturned

By Lamar Giles

A daughter's escape plan unravels as her father's quest for truth turns deadly.

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352 pages

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Nikki Tate's life in Vegas is all about escape until her father's murder conviction is overturned. Released from death row, he's obsessed with finding who framed him. As Nikki is drawn into his dangerous quest, she faces a city where secrets are deadly and the stakes are life or death. Can she uncover the truth before it's too late?

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What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas . . .Nikki Tate is infamous, even by Las Vegas standards. Her dad is sitting on death row, convicted of killing his best friend in a gambling dispute turned ugly. And for five years, he’s maintained his innocence. But Nikki wants no part of that. She’s been working on Operation Escape Vegas: playing in illegal card games so she can save up enough money to get out come graduation day.Then her dad’s murder conviction is overturned. The new evidence seems to come out of nowhere and Nikki’s life becomes a mess when he’s released from prison. Because the dad who comes home is not the dad she remembers. And he’s desperately obsessed with finding out who framed him–and why.As her dad digs into the seedy underbelly of Vegas, the past threatens everything and Nikki is drawn into his deadly hunt for the truth. But in the city of sin, some sinners will do anything to keep their secrets, and Nikki soon finds herself playing for the biggest gamble ever–her life.

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