Loaded Dice

At the Federal Club, where the wine is expensive and the cards deal faster, four men settle in for an evening of bridge. But every hand reveals more than the cards themselves. Dick Gordon, a stock broker whose charm masks sharper calculations, watches his friends with the intensity of a man who understands money and love are games where the rules are never quite what they seem. Harry Palmer, young and newly engaged to the radiant May Sinclair, represents everything Gordon has worked toward - and everything that might slip through his fingers. When Palmer announces his engagement, the congratulations flow freely, but beneath the celebratory toasts lies a current of rivalry and unspoken desire. The card table becomes a battlefield where fortunes are won and lost, friendships tested, and futures decided. Gordon must choose between the safe play and the calculated risk - in cards and in love. This is a novel about the mathematics of desire, where every gesture carries weight and every bet is a confession. Clark writes with the precision of a card sharp, revealing what his characters hide even as they hide it from themselves.