Lucky Bastard/Deborah Coonts/349 pgs.

Lucky O'Toole is the vice president of Customer of Relations for the Babylon, a casino-resort in Las Vegas. This is the fourth entry in a highly entertaining series. In each book, a murder takes place at the Babylon, and Lucky becomes embroiled in solving it. There is a recurring cast of characters,--"characters" being the operative word! They are funny, surprising, and totally enjoyable. I have never read  Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series, but I can't imagine it being better than this. I would suggest, however, that you start with the first in the series, Wanna Get Lucky? Highly recommended. As an aside--Deborah Coonts is the wife of author, Stephen Coonts.