**What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas--until now. James Patterson lifts the lid in a dazzling 24-hour journey through the heart of American excess.*It's not the five-star dining, or the casinos, or the clubs, or the crowds. It's the electrifying chemistry of America's most round-the-clock city. The...

**What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas--until now. James Patterson lifts the lid in a dazzling 24-hour journey through the heart of American excess.*It's not the five-star dining, or the casinos, or the clubs, or the crowds. It's the electrifying chemistry of America's most round-the-clock city. The unbelievable, unstoppable, unbeatable draw of the desert dream. It's What Happens in Vegas *, filled with never-before-told stories about the people who make the city tick, simmer--and even explode. If you're a Vegas regular, this book will surprise you. If you've never been, James Patterson and Vanity Fair contributing editor Mark Seal's deluxe, emotionally compelling, action-filled tour will take you behind the scenes of this dazzling city, scaling its heights and peering deep into its beating heart. Fueled by original interviews and in-depth reporting, What Happens in Vegas delivers an All-American, gold-star read. As the saying goes, once you get that desert sand in your shoes, it's hard to kick it out.