Dangerous Odds - Lankester, Marisa

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Résumé :
DANGEROUS ODDS - a True Crime Thriller Memoir - is the explosive, never been told, behind the scenes look into the world of illegal sports betting, revealed by an insider, who happens to be a woman. Marisa Lankester, a young beauty with a privileged New York upbringing, stumbles into the backdoor of the largest illegal sports betting organization in the U.S., run by Ron The Cigar Sacco. Marisa, a thrill seeker, maneuvers herself into this mob run men only bookmaking operation and with her looks and brains, becomes a trusted insider. Along the way, Marisa falls in love with Sacco's business partner, charismatic Tony. In an attempt to evade the wrath of the FBI, Marisa and Tony relocate Sacco's operation from Los Angeles first to Las Vegas and then to the Dominican Republic where gambling is legal. What begins as a fun and exciting ride on the Caribbean island, where the tall, blond beauty also becomes a top model, morphs into a twisted nightmare. It is also the romantic tale of a beautiful, smart young woman whose love for a charismatic and handsome Italian-American leads her down the road into crime, incarceration and rape. DANGEROUS ODDS is the ultimate mistery thriller and suspense page-turner that draws the reader into what is the adrenaline pumped and genius world of sports gambling and betting....

Biographie:
Marisa J. Lankester is an American memoirist whose 2014 award winning book, Dangerous Odds, told the story of her life, from growing up privileged in the suburbs of New York, to working in the heart of largest illegal sports betting operation in US history during which time she was jailed and abused and also worked as a model and actress. Retiring (so far) permanently from bookmaking in 1994, she moved back to New York in 1996 to attend college in Manhattan. She currently resides in Z?rich, Switzerland with her family. Lankester has been interviewed for input into the debate surrounding US gambling laws. She published her memoirs, Dangerous Odds, with the film rights optioned by Warner Bros to become a major motion picture starring Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wallstreet) and screenplay by Andrea Berloff (Straight Outta Compton). Lankester is working on her next book and writes screenplays.

Sommaire:
Marisa J. Lankester is an American memoirist whose 2014 award winning book, Dangerous Odds, tells the story of her life, from growing up privileged in the suburbs of New York, to working in the heart of the largest illegal sports betting operation in US history, during which time she was jailed and abused and also worked as a model and actress. Retiring (so far) permanently from bookmaking in 1994, she moved back to New York in 1996 to attend college in Manhattan. She currently resides in Z?rich, Switzerland with her family. Lankester has been interviewed for input into the debate surrounding US gambling laws. She published her memoir Dangerous Odds.Lankester is working on her next book and writes screenplays and sails the high seas with her husband....