Harry's Last Gambit

By Graham Alder

Harry's Last Gambit
Bangkok has always been a city of second chances. For some, it offers escape, for others a fresh start. For Harry, it's a chance to become someone new. He teaches English part-time at the local university and helps out at a lonely-hearts agency in the backstreets of Sukhumvit. But what he really dreams of is making a living from the blackjack tables. Having read a book on card-counting and experiencing some success in the UK, he is sure he can do the same in Bangkok.
The trouble is, Harry can't do it alone. He needs his friend Jack to join him, but Jack has his own concerns-his band has lost its drummer. To win Jack's support, Harry must first persuade Bruce, a restless Australian with troubles of his own, to step in. Bruce's heart is tangled with a woman he loves, but who once belonged to a dangerous man.
As friendships stretch thin and promises are tested, Harry finds himself in deeper waters than he ever expected. Success at the tables seems closer than ever, yet so does failure. And when he falls for the owner of the lonely-hearts agency-a woman raising two children in a small flat above a Go Go bar-Harry realises there are more important stakes than cards and money.
A story of chance, friendship, and unexpected love, Harry's Last Gambit explores what it means to build a life in a place where nothing is certain, and everything feels borrowed.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FKW282H2
• ISBN13: 9798294865085
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 8.0"