This is a cracker of an introductory novel of a series which I hope will get better and better. Ms Chance describes Las Vegas perfectly, with its glamour and danger, opulence and weirdness. Belinda tells the story in her own words, the story of a woman whose brother goes missing and is suspected of having fallen foul of the wrong people. But it is also the story of a woman coming into her own, a feel good novel about seizing life with both hands and being the person you want to be. This also means that belief has to be suspended at times - can anybody really learn to play poker that fast when they previously only played old maid with children? Belinda throws a few mismatched garments into a bag, but she seems to have a stunning number of glitzy designer clothes for somebody who is considered rather conservative. But this is all part of the fun in a plot that could belong to an old classic film, and I am definitely going to read the next in the series. Fast, imaginative and great fun.