The Princess of Las Vegas by Chris Bohjalian
Crissy Dowling has created a world that suits her perfectly. She passes her days by the pool in a private cabana, she splurges on ice cream but never gains an ounce, and each evening she transforms into a Princess, performing her musical cabaret inspired by the life of the late Diana Spencer. Some might find her strange or even delusional, an American speaking with a British accent, hair feathered into a style thirty years old, living and working in a casino that has become a dated trash heap. On top of that, Crissy’s daily diet of Adderall and Valium leaves her more than a little tipsy, her Senator boyfriend has gone back to his wife, and her entire career rests on resembling a dead woman. And yet, fans see her for the gifted chameleon she is, showering her with gifts, letters, and standing ovations night after night. But when Crissy’s sister, Betsy, arrives in town with a new boyfriend and a teenage daughter, and when Richie Morley, the owner of the Buckingham Palace Casino, is savagely murdered, Crissy’s carefully constructed kingdom comes crashing down all around her. A riveting tale of identity, obsession, fintech, and high-tech mobsters, The Princess of Las Vegas is an addictive, wildly original thriller from one of our most extraordinary storytellers.
- File Name:the-princess-of-las-vegas-by-chris-bohjalian.epub
- Original Title:The Princess of Las Vegas
- Creator:Chris Bohjalian
- Language:en-US
- Identifier:9780385547611
- Publisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Date:2024-03-19
- File Size:1.432 MB
Table of Content
- 1. Cover
- 2. Other Titles
- 3. Title Page
- 4. Copyright
- 5. Contents
- 6. Dedication
- 7. Epigraph
- 8. Prologue
- 9. Part One
- [I've seen grown-ups...]
- Chapter One: Crissy
- [I was in...]
- Chapter Two: Betsy
- [Everyone said I...]
- Chapter Three: Crissy
- [The coding teacher...]
- Chapter Four: Betsy
- [When I knew...]
- Chapter Five: Crissy
- [Betsy was always...]
- Chapter Six: Betsy
- [Yeah, I was...]
- Chapter Seven: Crissy
- [When math geeks...]
- Chapter Eight: Betsy
- [The closest thing...]
- Chapter Nine: Crissy
- [They looked so...]
- Chapter Ten: Betsy
- [Oh, my God...]
- Chapter Eleven: Crissy
- [I always knew...]
- Chapter Twelve: Betsy
- [Even I could...]
- Chapter Thirteen: Crissy
- [The new school...]
- Chapter Fourteen: Betsy
- [Yeah, I learned...]
- Chapter Fifteen: Crissy
- [What are you...]
- Chapter Sixteen: Betsy
- [Yeah, I think...]
- Chapter Seventeen: Crissy
- 10. Part Two
- [I kept hearing...]
- Chapter Eighteen: Crissy
- [I'd seen Betsy...]
- Chapter Nineteen: Betsy
- [Sometimes I said...]
- Chapter Twenty: Crissy
- [In Betsy's opinion...]
- Chapter Twenty-one: Betsy
- [I know I...]
- Chapter Twenty-two: Crissy
- [When Frankie drove...]
- Chapter Twenty-three: Betsy
- [I knew I...]
- Chapter Twenty-four: Crissy
- [I didn't have...]
- Chapter Twenty-five: Betsy
- [The word the...]
- Chapter Twenty-six: Crissy
- [Frankie was inside...]
- Chapter Twenty-seven: Betsy
- [I'd gotten out...]
- Chapter Twenty-eight: Crissy
- [I heard the...]
- Chapter Twenty-nine: Betsy
- [I had seen...]
- Chapter Thirty: Crissy
- 11. Epilogue
- 12. Acknowledgments
- 13. About the Author
Chris Bohjalian
