Madame Moustache
Gambler - Legend - Murderer
Book 2 The cards have been dealt
The tragic ending of a pioneer legend.
Eleanor Dumont leaves everything behind. Dwindling gold numbers and betrayal by the politician Waite force her to leave Nevada City and her saloon and continue her journey through the gold rush camps.
Breaking the law, she runs gambling saloons and brothels and becomes the most famous card dealer in the United States.
But when she is cheated out of her fortune again, she decides not to be the victim this time and turns into a cold-blooded murderer. Just as she has lived her life by her own rules in the harsh, male-dominated world of the California gold rush, she ends it in tragic fashion. After thirty years of an unparalleled gambling career, she was not only a legend but continues to influence every casino in the United States to this day, for it was Eleanor Dumont who laid the foundations for blackjack in North America.
The author has researched the life of a legend who has been forgotten over the decades. Volumes 1 and 2 have been made into a successful short film which has won forty international awards in Europe and the US.
Immerse yourself in the dramatic life story of a true icon of the American gold rush and experience how Eleanor Dumont, aka Madame Moustache, ruthlessly mastered challenges with charm, unusual business strategies, and a loaded gun.