20 Minutes in Las Vegas (20 Minutes #11) by Daniel Hurst
Genre: Psychological thriller, Quick Read, Novella
Read: 27th February 2025
Published: 29th April 2021
★★★★★ 4.5 stars (rounded up)
DESCRIPTION:
The 20 Minute Series heads Stateside for a dramatic Saturday night on The Strip!
In a city of bright lights, big bankrolls and scorching heat, several characters will return in a place where dreams are made or crushed on the spin of a wheel or the turn of a card. For some, it will be their lucky night, but for others, their fortunes are going to fade faster than the sunlight sinking behind the desert mountains...
MY THOUGHTS:
It's been two months since the events of "20 Minutes to Change a Life" and everyone involved has travelled to Las Vegas to partake in whatever event has lead them there. And once we got past the requisite gambling, then the stories did get more interesting.
After winning the lottery at the end of the last book, Jelena and Bogdan are enjoying one of the last stops on their holiday with their new-found wealth. Their humble beginnings are not lost on them and while £20 million is a lot of dosh, they are not frittering it away willy-nilly. After buying their new home in London, giving Jelena's mum a comfortable amount to live on and this their impromptu holiday, they will return to the UK with a new purpose and a new appreciation of life.
Many of our favourites return for their trip to Vegas with a couple of new faces added to the story. Lindsey and Diego are there for their respective hen and stag dos; Tom is on another stag do with his wife Kelly stalking him (please may she fall into Valentin's sights!); Harry getting up to his usual mischief; Will is there with girlfriend Chantelle and sister Louise but moments before he takes the stage, receives some devastating news; Mark has raised the funds for his 9 year old son to receive this potentially life-changing treatment; April is holidaying with friends and still getting blotto, but this time her story comes with a twist that is interesting (though I don't subscribe to such nonsense in the real world); Valentin is lurking but just as a spectator this time...that is, until he returns to the UK; and then there is Carol, still here with hubby Steve, enjoying the sights Vegas has to offer.
New faces are in the form of a father of child who had been under the same treatment Mark's son is, though it didn't help her and the father is now set on making the clinic pay. There is also the Black Jack dealer who suddenly finds herself on a losing streak. There is also the Black Jack dealer Nancy who has a secret. Boxer Leon takes to the ring tonight to fight Russian Dmitri. And Jill has taken a gamble and jetsetting where ever the travel agent chooses for her. Ethan who joined last book also returned for his poker tournament, though it wasn't very interesting. And Ronnie also pops up, unfortunately.
So many stories in just 20 minutes in a snapshot of time. The next book takes place just nine hours after these events which, considering how things ended for many of those this time round, will be interesting to see how they will all pan out.
In true Hurst fashion, I am turning the pages as quick as I can to see what's coming next...!!
Next...20 Minutes in the Desert
MEET THE AUTHOR:
He has been employed in several glamorous roles in his lifetime, including bartending, shelf stacking and procurement administration, all while based in some of the most exotic places on the planet, like Bolton, Preston and South London.
Daniel writes psychological thrillers and loves to tell tales about unusual things happening to normal people. He has written all his life, making the progression from handing scribbled stories to his parents as a boy to writing full length novels in his thirties. He lives in the North West of England and when he isn’t writing, he is usually watching a game of football in a pub where his wife can’t find him.
Since following his lifelong passion for writing in 2020, he has amassed a loyal and devoted set of readers, and regularly has several books in the top 100 of the Psychological Thriller Charts on Amazon. His title The Passenger became the #1 selling psychological thriller in the UK in October 2021. The Doctor's Wife is his first publication with Bookouture.
A prolific writer, Daniel likes to keep readers on their toes by self publishing even more books in between those released through his publisher.
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