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2d019ed
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Bosch had never liked Las Vegas, though he came often on cases. It shared a kinship with Los Angeles; both were places desperate people ran to. Often, when they ran from Los Angeles, they came here. It was the only place left.
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escape
las-vegas
nevada
los-angeles
desperation
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Michael Connelly |
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223964f
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The first thing he noticed was that Las Vegas seemed to have invented a new school of functional architecture, 'The Gilded Mousetrap School' he thought it might be called, whose main purpose was to channel the customer-mouse into the central gambling trap whether he wanted the cheese or not.
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las-vegas
traps
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Ian Fleming |
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e7b0d14
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The Strip was still lit by a million neon lights, though the crowds on the sidewalk had greatly decreased by this hour. Still, Bosch was awed by the spectacle of light. In every imaginable color and configuration, it was a megawatt funnel of enticement to greed that burned twenty-four hours a day. Bosch felt the same attraction that all the other grinders felt tug at them. Las Vegas was like one of the hookers on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. Even happily married men at least glanced their way, if only for a second, just to get an idea what was out there, maybe give them something to think about. Las Vegas was like that. There was a visceral attraction here. The bold promise of money and sex. But the first was a broken promise, a mirage, and the second was fraught with danger, expense, physical and mental risk. It was where the real gambling took place in this town.
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sex
greed
las-vegas
nevada
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Michael Connelly |
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98b0084
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The other person always has a point, Listen to each other, and you'll hear it.
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rv
shopaholic
las-vegas
mystery
trip
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Sophie Kinsella |
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8279769
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People change. Life changes. It's the way of the world. Maybe it's meant to be.
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rv
shopaholic
las-vegas
mystery
trip
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Sophie Kinsella |
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37b98e5
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Buy calmly and with meaning.
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rv
shopaholic
las-vegas
mystery
trip
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Sophie Kinsella |
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bec78f1
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People move on. Friendship end.
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rv
shopaholic
las-vegas
mystery
trip
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Sophie Kinsella |
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2168c5e
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It's just, there's something compelling about very beautiful people. Especially strong-jawed men with stubble and intense eyes. You fall under their spell and believe anything they say.
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rv
shopaholic
las-vegas
mystery
trip
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Sophie Kinsella |
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b0d3ef5
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Some things are private. I mean, we're grown-ups now. You don't share everything.
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rv
shopaholic
las-vegas
mystery
trip
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Sophie Kinsella |