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It is 1955 in Las Vegas, and the Chicago mob man Mo Weiner is bankrolling ex-boxer Worthless Worthington Lee and the city's first all-black hotel-casino. The Ivory Coast is rising up from the dust, on the wrong side of town. And out of the shadows steps Deacon, a white horn player with a dark past and a genius for jazz. Mo mistakes him for a hitman. Worthless takes him for a friend. Anita, the mixed-race beauty he falls for, wants him for herself. And Haney, the corrupt and racist cop who runs this hot desert oasis of sin and sand, wants him rubbed out.
About: In 1955 Las Vegas, Deacon, a talented trumpeter, is approached by powerful casino owner Mo 'the Man' Weiner, who wants him to kill a messenger from Los Angeles, an endeavor that plunges Deacon into a world of betrayal and greed.
About: In 1955 Las Vegas, Deacon, a talented white trumpeter, is approached by powerful casino-owner Mo the Man Weiner who wants him to kill a messenger from Los Angeles--an endeavor that plunges Deacon into a world of betrayal and greed where he encounters an intriguing cast of characters, including Anita, a gorgeous truck-stop waitress who steals his heart.
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