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Tom finds out that there is a cyber gambling convention coming up next week at the [[Robert J Merritt III Convention Center]] in Las Vegas the following week, so he decides to go there to tackle the mystery at its source. After checking in at the [[Heartbreak Motel]], he inveigles himself into a temporary job at the convention center, working in a team under boss [[Jolene]] alongside [[María Alvarez|Maria]] and [[Jésus Christos|Jésus]]. It turns out that Merritt himself is in town, staying at the presidential suite at the top of the [[El Gran Pelícano]] hotel and casino across the road. Unexpectedly, there is a need for someone to do some electrical work up there and Tom volunteers, despite knowing nothing about electrics.
 
Tom finds out that there is a cyber gambling convention coming up next week at the [[Robert J Merritt III Convention Center]] in Las Vegas the following week, so he decides to go there to tackle the mystery at its source. After checking in at the [[Heartbreak Motel]], he inveigles himself into a temporary job at the convention center, working in a team under boss [[Jolene]] alongside [[María Alvarez|Maria]] and [[Jésus Christos|Jésus]]. It turns out that Merritt himself is in town, staying at the presidential suite at the top of the [[El Gran Pelícano]] hotel and casino across the road. Unexpectedly, there is a need for someone to do some electrical work up there and Tom volunteers, despite knowing nothing about electrics.
  
Tom is introduced to [[Don]] as the man in charge in the suite. Eventually he manages to gives Don the slip and goes exploring, ultimately finding himself inside an artificial jungle, along with a big cat. He escapes just in time, only to find himself face to face with Don once again. He explains to Don that he was looking for a particular tool and Don drives him out towards the desert to find one. It soon becomes apparent that Don in fact intends to dispose of Tom, but he is unexpectedly saved by the arrival of Ada on a Harley Davidson. Ada sets fire to Don's vehicle and leaves him there, taking Tom back into Las Vegas. Ada drops Tom off back at his motel, bit not before revealing that she is actually Ada Vavasor.}}
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Tom is introduced to [[Don]] as the man in charge in the suite. Eventually he manages to gives Don the slip and goes exploring, ultimately finding himself inside an artificial jungle, where he finds a small building that appears to house the main computer system. The jungle is also home to a big cat, which Tom escapes just in time, only to find himself face to face with Don once again. He explains to Don that he was looking for a particular tool and Don drives him out towards the desert to find one. It soon becomes apparent that Don in fact intends to dispose of Tom, but he is unexpectedly saved by the arrival of Ada on a Harley Davidson. Ada sets fire to Don's vehicle and leaves him there, taking Tom back into Las Vegas. Ada drops Tom off back at his motel, bit not before mentioning that she is actually Ada Vavasor.
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Tom finds that his room has been ransacked, although nothing is actually missing. He goes out and kills time in a bar whereupon he is spotted by Jolene and Don. He escapes by diving through the bathroom window and eventually makes his rendezvous with Ada, who is staying at El Gran Pelícano. They go out for a meal and she reveals that she is the daughter of [[Isaac Vavasor]] and [[Margot Evercreech]], and that she is in Las Vegas because her electric bike got infected with ransomware which she traced back to the Luxxy Duxxy offices in Basingstoke.}}

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Last Chance in Vegas  
Last Chance in Vegas.jpg
First edition
Author Jonathan Pinnock
Cover artist kid-ethic
Language English
Publisher Farrago Books
Publication date 2022
ISBN 978-1-78842-429-5
Preceded by Bad Day in Minsk
Followed by The Code of the Vavasors

Last Chance in Vegas is a book by Jonathan Pinnock. It is the fifth in the Mathematical Mystery series and was published by Farrago Books in October 2022.

Blurb

On the trail of a couple of missing alpacas, disaster-prone Tom Winscombe has somehow ended up at an online gambling convention in Las Vegas.

With the assistance of his mysterious new companion Ada, his quest takes on a dangerous turn as he finds that this time he has some hungry wildlife to contend with, as well as a cast of disreputable and downright dangerous human characters.

As the stakes get higher and his chances of survival drop lower, Tom finds the only solution may be to forge an unexpected alliance with someone from his past. Will he end up with a winning hand, or will everything fall apart like a house of cards?

Critical Reception

The reception to the book was generally extremely favourable.

Summary of Plot