The Casino

Name: The Casino
Brand: Arotahi Agency
SKU: 9781761153945
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By Iain Ryan

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This place is paradise. A gleaming, golden paradise, and mark my words, we intend to keep it that way, by any means possible. You can bet on it. Detective Lana Cohen thought she had found a slice of peace on the sun-drenched Gold Coast, but her... Read More

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Description

This place is paradise. A gleaming, golden paradise, and mark my words, we intend to keep it that way, by any means possible. You can bet on it.

Detective Lana Cohen thought she had found a slice of peace on the sun-drenched Gold Coast, but her respite is shattered when a severed hand is found on a local beach.

As the investigation unfolds, Lana is thrust into an uneasy partnership with an off-the-rails Internal Investigations cop ‘Miami’ Vince Walters, and a mysterious Melbourne private investigator Ewan Hayes. It soon becomes clear the new casino is bustling with shady types willing to lose it all, the glitzy shopping centres are rife with shoplifting and the gaudy nightlife is still full of corruption and drugs.

The Casino is a thrilling journey into a world where the stakes are deadly, and trust is the ultimate gamble.

Praise for The Dream

‘Refracting the grim spirit of noir through 1980s Queensland is a natural move, and Ryan launches into building a glitzy, violent and meretricious underworld with flair.’ – Sydney Morning Herald

‘An incredible page-turner. Everybody has secrets, nobody is untainted by corruption, and even the “good guys” are bad. Perfect for fans of Garry Disher, Adrian McKinty and Peter Temple’ – Books + Publishing

Praise for The Strip

‘This is as hard-boiled as Australian crime fiction gets, and it's very good.’ – Sydney Morning Herald

‘A cracking crime thriller’ – The Australian

‘Tense and compelling’ – Garry Disher, author of Bitter Wash Road and Consolation

The Strip is an eye-popping, nightmarish miasma that sets a new bar for Australian crime. A total triumph in every respect. – Chris Flynn, author of Mammoth and Here Be Leviathans

‘Fast paced, gritty, sharply observed noir that goes hard into the sleaze and corruption of the moonlight state.’ – Andrew Nette, author of Orphan Road and Gunshine State

‘An exciting new voice in Australian crime fiction’ – Adrian McKinty, author of The Chain and The Island

The Strip is bingeworthy reading - a gritty crime thriller reeking of corruption, murder and sex. If you like your heroines flawed and kick-ass and your cops dirty as hell, you’ll love Iain Ryan’s gripping foray into the underworld of the Gold Coast. Hardly took a breath from first page to last. – Kate Mildenhall, author of The Mother Fault and The Hummingbird Effect

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761153945

Publisher: Ultimo Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 December 2025

Country: Australia

Imprint: Ultimo Press

Illustration: Text only

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 336

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Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Iain Ryan Literary Fiction Police Procedural

About the Author

Iain Ryan grew up in the outer suburbs of Brisbane, Australia. His work has been published by Akashic Books Online, Crime Factory, Kill Your Darlings and Seizure. He has been shortlisted twice for a Ned Kelly Award for his novels Four Days and The Student. His latest noir crime novels, The Strip, The Dream and The Casino, all explore the rich setting of Australia's Gold Coast in the '80s and the corruption that was rife at the time. He lives in Melbourne.

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE DANGER AWARD - BEST CRIME FICTION ‘This is as hard-boiled as Australian crime fiction gets, and it's very good.’ – Sydney Morning Herald ‘tense and compelling’ – Garry Disher The Strip is an eye-popping, nightmarish miasma that sets a new bar for Australian crime. A total triumph in every respect. – Chris Flynn When a local doctor...

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