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    Wild Cards VII: Dead Man's Hand: Book Four of the Puppetman Quartet

    By George R. R. Martin, John Jos. Miller and Wild Cards Trust

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    Soon to be a show on Hulu!

    Dead Man's Hand combines the writing talents of George R. R. Martin & John Jos. Miller

    Chrysalis, the glass-skinned queen of the Joker underworld, has been found brutally murdered in her popular restaurant, the Crystal Palace. New two men are out to find her killer: Jay Ackroyd, the Ace private investigator who discovered her ruined body, and the vigilante archer known as the Yeoman, who has been framed for the crime.

    Their quest leads them on a nightmare odyssey of madness, violence, passion, and political intrigue that will forever alter the fates of Aces and Jokers everywhere.

    Experience this gripping tale of mystery and suspense, brought to you from the incredible imaginations of George R. R. Martin and John Jos. Miller in their first collaborative novel.

    Rights to develop Wild Cards for TV have been acquired by Universal Cable Productions, the team that brought you The Magicians and Mr. Robot, with the co-editor of Wild Cards, Melinda Snodgrass as executive producer.

    EXPLORE THE WILD CARDS UNIVERSE

    An alien virus has changed the course of history, and the surviving population of Manhattan struggles to understand the new world left in its wake. Natural humans share the rough city with those given extraordinary—and sometimes terrifying—traits. While most manage to coexist in an uneasy peace, not everyone is willing to adapt.

    The Wild Cards Universe
    The Original Triad
    #1 Wild Cards
    #2 Aces High
    #3 Jokers Wild

    The Puppetman Quartet
    #4: Aces Abroad
    #5: Down and Dirty
    #6: Ace in the Hole
    #7: Dead Man’s Hand

    The Rox Triad
    #8: One-Eyed Jacks
    #9: Jokertown Shuffle
    #10: Dealer’s Choice

    #11: Double Solitaire
    #12: Turn of the Cards

    The Card Sharks Triad
    #13: Card Sharks
    #14: Marked Cards
    #15: Black Trump

    #16: Deuces Down
    #17: Death Draws Five

    The Committee Triad
    #18: Inside Straight
    #19: Busted Flush
    #20: Suicide Kings

    The Fort Freak Triad
    #21: Fort Freak
    #22: Lowball
    #23: High Stakes

    The American Triad
    #24: Mississippi Roll
    #25: Low Chicago
    #26: Texas Hold 'Em

    At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateJun 13, 2017
    ISBN9781466824393
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    Wild Cards VII: Dead Man's Hand: Book Four of the Puppetman Quartet
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    George R. R. Martin

    George R.R. Martin is the author of fifteen novels and novellas, including five volumes of A Song of Ice and Fire, several collections of short stories, as well as screenplays for television and feature films. Dubbed ‘the American Tolkien’, George R.R. Martin has won numerous awards including the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award. He is an Executive Producer on HBO’s Emmy Award-winning Game of Thrones, which is based on his A Song of Ice and Fire series. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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    • 4/5
      Dead Man's Hand was even more well-edited than Ace in the Hole, the previous entry in the series, probably because there were only two authors, and both of them good ones. Thing is, even if Martin got the style down for his cynical PI, these guys still don't know how to write a good mystery. I think I figured it out around the first appearance of the murderer in the book, probably about 50 pages in or so. Ah well; stylistically, the book is good, and it's in some ways a better take on the mysteries-with-superhuman-suspects than Powers of Detection, a sci-fi/mystery anthology, was. I enjoyed this slightly less than Ace in the Hole, but it was still good.
    • 4/5
      Unlike the previous books in this series, this is a complete novel written by George R.R. Martin and John J. Miller. This one is a murder mystery.