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    James Swain 
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    Tony Valentine, an ex-cop investigator
      specializing in catching casino cheats in Las Vegas, Nevada: | 
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    Grift
          Sense (2001) 
      Funny
          Money (2002) 
      Sucker
          Bet (2003) 
      Loaded
          Dice (2004) 
      Mr.
          Lucky (2005) 
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    Deadman’s
      Poker (2006) 
             
        Deadman’s
            Bluff (2006) 
        Jackpot (2010) [ebook] 
        Wild Card (2010) [ebook, prequel]  | 
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    Jack Carpenter, former head of Broward
      County (Florida) Missing Persons Unit, now a private investigator in south
      Florida: | 
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    Midnight
          Rambler (2007)  
           
      The
          Night Stalker (2008)  | 
    The
          Night Monster (2009) 
      The Program (2010) [ebook] 
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    Billy Cunningham, a conman in Las Vegas, Nevada: | 
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    Take Down (2015) 
      Bad Action (2016)  | 
    Super Con (2017) 
         
      Sin City (2024) 
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    Jon Lancaster, a retired private detective and ex–Navy SEAL, and Beth Daniels, an FBI agent and former abduction victim, in southern Florida: | 
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    The King Tides (2018) 
         
      No Good Deed (2019) 
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    Bad News Travels Fast (2020) 
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    Non-series: | 
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    The
        Man Who Walked Through Walls      (1989) 
      Dark
          Magic (2012)  | 
    The Man Who Cheated Death (2012) [ebook] 
      Shadow People (2013)  | 
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