by Ben Mezrich
First published 2002
A brilliant MIT student assembles a team of card-counting masterminds to take down a Las Vegas casino. But when the plan succeeds beyond their wildest dreams, their world spirals out of control. Now, they must outwit a relentless SEC agent determined to bring them down before they can escape with their millions.
Genres: fiction, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: heist, underdog
Setting: Las Vegas
Period: 21st-century
272 pages · Kindle Edition · Atria Books