Forty million people visit Vegas every year but most never get past the strip. What about the people who live there? What brought them there? What keeps them there?
Told from the perspective of a seasoned blackjack dealer, *The Investment Club* tells the stories of a self-destructive, dwarf entrepreneur, a drug-addicted musical performer-turned-stripper, a retired, widowed New Jersey policeman, a bereaved, divorced female sportscaster, and a card-counting, former Catholic priest before and after their fateful meeting at the El Cortez Casino in downtown Vegas.
As the five learn the greatest return comes from investing in one another, their lives stabilize and take on new, positive directions. But their love and support for each other can take them only so far before they must determine the meaning and value of their own lives.
A 2016 Best Book Award Finalist For New Fiction - *Best Book Awards*
"The reader can cheer for the good fortune and happy moments and despair for the tragedies each character faces, all while reveling in the shades of gray each of us are made up of. There's no good versus evil here; the story is one of humanity. People, who do good more often than they do evil, which makes it a story of hope." *- Manhattan Book Review*
"Doug Cooper has created characters that readers can easily relate to, well-grounded, and oh so human. The chapters are short, and they are well-crafted to leave the reader wanting to learn what happens next to the characters...The writing is gorgeous, the setting captivating, and the characters memorable." *- San Francisco Book Review*

2024-09-11