"In Peter Corris's latest thriller the player with the best pokerface wins the game - and it's a dangerous game. Sacked from the shadowy Federal Security Agency, his marriage tottering, Ray Crawley forms an association with radical punk Roxy and her friends - and that's his first mistake. Crawley's former boss Toby Campion is trying to manipulate him in a game with Canberra. But Crawley is still in the game, and he won't give up. All the players are holding good cards but will the best hand win?" - back cover.