Ill Gotten Gains: Diary of a Gentle Grifter

By Macon Lence

Macon Lence doesn't have the inner struggles of Tony Soprano, the charisma of Thomas Crown, nor the psychopathy of Tom Ripley, but he's decidedly a criminal...yet in a softer, newfangled kind of a way. He's a self-proclaimed 'gentle grifter, ' with a big heart and a pesky conscience.

So, when a body mysteriously shows up in his upscale casino hotel suite and Sin City's lady mob boss demands he take on a dreadful task, our anti-hero must first contend with murder, kidnapping, and blackmail, then engage in a dangerous game of cat and mouse in order to save the day.

Spanning Las Vegas, Nevada and Palm Springs, California, ILL GOTTEN GAINS: DIARY OF A GENTLE GRIFTER is a darkly funny, twist-and-turn crime thriller that never takes itself too seriously. It's a cross between Get Shorty and Casino, with quirky-cool Carl Hiaasen-esk friends and foes, tons of amazing food and drink, only a few dead bodies, and a will-they or won't-they love story subplot.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CHL3RW1T
• ISBN13: 9798857636510
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"