The Dark Card

In an implausible and inconsequential plot, a well-heeled American girl, whose mother has recently died, frequents the casinos in nearby Atlantic City. In spite of dressing provocatively, accepting lifts from strangers and stripping naked in a sophisticated gambler's hotel room, Laura somehow escapes unscathed, and is too mindless and self-centred a character to engage the reader's sympathies. Although several plot strands are suggested, none is developed satisfactorily.