Gambling on Divorce

It’s 1951. Reno is the little city in Nevada where people go to get divorced. Meet handsome Army vet Philip Melford, who makes a good living keeping wealthy but lonely divorce-seekers entertained. Then he falls for lovely college instructor Evelyn Demars, who wants to divorce him from his work and make him rethink his life. Or should he make a play for movie star Rita Hayworth in town for six weeks for the usual reason? Or that other visiting star Ida Lupino? While working all this out, our hero must dodge irate husbands out for his blood. It’s a wild and dangerous ride from the master of laugh-filled suspense C.D. Payne.

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