The Burning

Thomas Legendre takes economic and scientific theories--the law of diminishing returns, the entropy of the universe--and shows how they play out in human behavior. His protagonist, Logan Smith, is an economist who, while in Las Vegas, suddenly marries a blackjack dealer. Soon their happiness is under attack from the constant appeal of a better deal, a hotter romance, and the lure of the big win. In this debut novel, fancy ideas and doomed love catch fire under the desert sun. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.