The Disciple of Las Vegas: An Ava Lee Novel
Written by Ian Hamilton
Narrated by Jennifer Ikeda
3.5/5
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About this audiobook
"One of my favorite new mystery series, perfect escapism."—Sarah Weinman, National Post
The first book of an electrifying new series, Ian Hamilton's The Disciple of Las Vegas introduces Ava Lee: a deadly martial artist with a taste for luxury and a mind like a steel trap.
Fifty million dollars has disappeared into thin air from the accounts of one of the richest men in the Philippines, Tommy Ordonez. His one hope is Ava Lee—sleek, capable forensic accountant and sleuth. With the help of her Triad-connected partner, Uncle, Ava follows the money trail from San Francisco to Costa Rica to the casinos and illegal gambling dens of Las Vegas. Meanwhile, a vengeful adversary from Ava's past has put out a contract on her life, and the shadowy hit man is close at her heels every step of the way. Will Ava recover the stolen cash without stepping into the crosshairs of a growing list of enemies?
Ian Hamilton
IAN HAMILTON is the acclaimed author of sixteen books in the Ava Lee series, four in the Lost Decades of Uncle Chow Tung series, and the standalone novel Bonnie Jack. National bestsellers, his books have been shortlisted for the Crime Writers of Canada Award (formerly the Arthur Ellis Award), the Barry Award, and the Lambda Literary Prize. BBC Culture named him one of the ten mystery/crime writers who should be on your bookshelf. The Ava Lee series is being adapted for television.
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Reviews for The Disciple of Las Vegas
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This was my 3rd Ava Lee having read the combined Prequel & No. 1 anthology The Water Rat of Wanchai + The Dragon Head of Hong Kong first. There was absolutely no drop off in the intensity of this sophomore effort by writer Ian Hamilton. If anything, it is even more relentless and there is at least one scene not fit for the squeamish.I'm going to run out of superlatives before I finish reading this series but I have to say here that there is no one like Ava Lee. The only characters that come close are Lee Child's Reacher and Stieg Larsson's Lisbeth Salander. To paraphrase another noir writer David Mamet: There is nothing that Ava Lee will not do to get you your money back. You can take that to the bank!This case follows straight on from The Water Rat of Wanchai with Ava barely having a chance to catch her breathe in Toronto before she heads to the Philippines, Vancouver, Victoria, San Francisco, Las Vegas and London and the stakes are higher than ever when a Chinese Filipino billionaire's family thinks it has been swindled out of $50 million in a land deal. And that is just the first layer of the onion before Ava Lee starts peeling it back to discover even more criminal doings beneath the surface.Highly recommended if you like quirky lead protagonists and strong narrative action thrillers that rarely pause for a break.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The main character, Ava Lee, is definitely a bit of an anti-hero.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is a truly exciting thriller --it's one of those rare books that I'd like to read cover to cover in one sitting. Ava Lee is an intriguing action character, slightly cartoonish but that may go with the territory. Her brutality in the Las Vegas house scene shocked me especially because such extreme violence is usually reserved for the bad guys. It added depth to her character and established her as a tough as nails "debt collector". I was mildly annoyed by all the brand references (e.g. Starbucks coffee, Brooks Brothers shirts and so on) and others have commented on them too. Hopefully the author will cut back on them in the future.