Kurt Richter has been in love with Eugenie Zepp since he was eight years old. Now he’s in his fifties, twice divorced, a father of four. The entire neighborhood is suing him, and he’s been estranged from Eugenie for a decade. In other words: perfect timing to declare himself to her. Everyone is looking for love in all the wrong places and gambling on the biggest games in life—but in Dangerland, there’s always one more chance to win.
Singer’s bighearted debut shifts effortlessly between multiple points of view and points in time. Kurt and Eugenie aren’t always likable, but they are consistently real ... Hand to readers who love Las Vegas settings and bold, character-driven stories.
Singer’s humorous debut interweaves a Las Vegas real estate showdown and a decades-running will-they-or-won’t-they love story ... The many characters converge in the satisfying ending, but the main event is Singer’s apt depiction of the striving and sweltering Vegas, in all its calamity and glamour. This one’s over the top in all the best ways.
Singer’s very funny, latter-day Jane Austen-esque debut revolves around a pair of characters with a distinctive meet-cute in their distant past ... Overstuffed, yes. Gaudy, even. And totally Las Vegan, if you think about it—the capital of more is more ... A promising—if somewhat exhausting—debut by a writer with energetic comic gifts.
