How do you kill a man who has Lady Luck wrapped around his finger? The man known as The Gambler went from loser to ruler almost overnight. Now he sits at the head of all tables. And those he toppled, the mobsters getting his scraps, they want him dead. But rumor has it that The Gambler has a cosmic cheat. A piece of science fiction come to life that twists all probability in his favor. If you believe in that sort of thing. The hitman they call Snake Eyes, he doesn't. His dice are loaded. So is his gun. Let the final game begin. A tale of death, noir, and impossible odds from the author of One-Eyed Jacks, Unfeeling, and Moondance.