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LAS VEGAS — Not satisfied to be simply a mystery writer with a whodunit ending, Stephen Grogan, author of the new novel Vegas Die, has decided to hold the reader beyond the last page by offering a treasure hunt for a hidden dagger hidden somewhere in metropolitan Las Vegas.
Clues to the dagger's whereabouts are buried within the pages of the mystery. The first alert reader to solve the puzzle can keep the dagger or redeem it for $25,000 cash.
"My goal is to provide an interactive experience to make you read Vegas Die twice," said Grogan. "Once for the mystery, once for the money."
Author Grogan has experience in playing games. He has spent fifteen years in the casino gaming industry – the last seven with a well-known game design company.
Those who go in search of the $25,000 dagger have been dubbed "Questors," and need to first register at QuestMystery.com to understand the basic ground rules of the game. "Like don't dig up the author's back yard," Grogan joked.
Readers from around the country are already flocking to Las Vegas in pursuit of the dagger. Grogan has heard from many of them via e-mail and the publisher's Web site.
"These folks take their games seriously," he said. "Especially when there's big money involved. The only advice I can give them is, beware of the path you follow. Who says all clues lead to the dagger?"
Indeed, it is apparent there is misdirection afoot; after all, doesn't the title have several interpretations? And what author routinely adds telephone numbers and street addresses into the plot? Speaking of plot, what about the Vegas Die story? Someone is killing off the old mobsters of Las Vegas. And the mayor, a former defense attorney representing known gangsters, becomes the No. 1 suspect when he discovers the body of an ex-client in the trunk of his car.
Mix in an exaggerated cast of card counters, Elvis impersonators, assorted corpses (shot, sliced and immolated), and you've got the ingredients for the ultimate Sin City mystery.
Although the City of Las Vegas does not endorse the book or the treasure hunt, real life Mayor Oscar B. Goodman was quick to weigh in with his tongue-in-cheek opinion.
"I don't know if Mayor Goodfella is believable," said Goodman, who is also a criminal defense attorney and has even played himself in the movie "Casino." "After all, I'm quiet and unassuming, and I know for a fact we never had mobsters in Las Vegas."
For additional information, including story plot, and Quest rules, clues and details regarding authorized prize funds, or to obtain book cover art or an author photo, visit QuestMystery.com.
Review copies of "Vegas Die" are available to all media outlets. Call Addison and Highsmith Publishers at 702-759-0002 or e-mail: addisonhighsmith@gmail.com.
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Las Vegas mystery writer hosts treasure hunt for dagger worth $25,000
Clues hidden within pages of Vegas Die
Clues hidden within pages of Vegas Die
LAS VEGAS — Not satisfied to be simply a mystery writer with a whodunit ending, Stephen Grogan, author of the new novel Vegas Die, has decided to hold the reader beyond the last page by offering a treasure hunt for a hidden dagger hidden somewhere in metropolitan Las Vegas.
Clues to the dagger's whereabouts are buried within the pages of the mystery. The first alert reader to solve the puzzle can keep the dagger or redeem it for $25,000 cash.
"My goal is to provide an interactive experience to make you read Vegas Die twice," said Grogan. "Once for the mystery, once for the money."
Author Grogan has experience in playing games. He has spent fifteen years in the casino gaming industry – the last seven with a well-known game design company.
Those who go in search of the $25,000 dagger have been dubbed "Questors," and need to first register at QuestMystery.com to understand the basic ground rules of the game. "Like don't dig up the author's back yard," Grogan joked.
Readers from around the country are already flocking to Las Vegas in pursuit of the dagger. Grogan has heard from many of them via e-mail and the publisher's Web site.
"These folks take their games seriously," he said. "Especially when there's big money involved. The only advice I can give them is, beware of the path you follow. Who says all clues lead to the dagger?"
Indeed, it is apparent there is misdirection afoot; after all, doesn't the title have several interpretations? And what author routinely adds telephone numbers and street addresses into the plot? Speaking of plot, what about the Vegas Die story? Someone is killing off the old mobsters of Las Vegas. And the mayor, a former defense attorney representing known gangsters, becomes the No. 1 suspect when he discovers the body of an ex-client in the trunk of his car.
Mix in an exaggerated cast of card counters, Elvis impersonators, assorted corpses (shot, sliced and immolated), and you've got the ingredients for the ultimate Sin City mystery.
Although the City of Las Vegas does not endorse the book or the treasure hunt, real life Mayor Oscar B. Goodman was quick to weigh in with his tongue-in-cheek opinion.
"I don't know if Mayor Goodfella is believable," said Goodman, who is also a criminal defense attorney and has even played himself in the movie "Casino." "After all, I'm quiet and unassuming, and I know for a fact we never had mobsters in Las Vegas."
For additional information, including story plot, and Quest rules, clues and details regarding authorized prize funds, or to obtain book cover art or an author photo, visit QuestMystery.com.
Review copies of "Vegas Die" are available to all media outlets. Call Addison and Highsmith Publishers at 702-759-0002 or e-mail: addisonhighsmith@gmail.com.
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