Betting on Death

Everyone simply knew him as "Harold," one of the many street people who wandered through Las Vegas near the casinos. He was seemingly a harmless, homeless person who elicited a smile and a muffled laugh whenever he was around - or so people thought.

No one would ever have imagined what would be found when he met an untimely end, hit by a speeding sports car in front of the Labachio Hotel and Casino while a shocked entourage of erstwhile pseudo-entrepreneurs looked on in disbelief.

That's when the preconceived perceptions of Harold went through a traumatic transformation. For, as police investigated, they discovered that looks are deceiving, and that Harold was more than a mere avenue adventurer.

Who was Harold and why did he adopt this dilatory disguise? What was he looking for as he wandered waywardly in the wind? And, was his death an accident, or a premeditated plot that would have unexpected repercussions? Only expert sleuthing would produce a winning hand, solve the case and break the bank at the casino.