The King of Video Poker

Paolo Iacovelli, Eugene Lang College '18

In Paolo Iacovelli’s debut novel, we follow a nameless narrator, an upper-middle-class resident of Mesquite, Nevada, who regularly commutes to Las Vegas to play high-stakes video poker. He seems to have everything: a loving wife, a son, a beautiful home. Still, aimless and depressed, he finds his relationships deteriorating and desperately tries to fill the void. He embarks on a road trip, chasing a high that will never come. Falling deep into darkness, he finds himself planning one of the worst crimes the United States has ever seen.

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