''Tickets to the Devil'' (1968) by

Richard P. Powell Richard Pitts Powell (November 28, 1908 – December 8, 1999) was an American novelist. Biography Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Powell graduated from Princeton University

is novel taking a glimpse into the world of

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in the late 1960s. The story features characters loosely based on great players of those days, along with some fictional characters. All of them are competing or involved in a National bridge event set in the fictional Xanadu hotel in Miami Beach, while their stories intersect and interact in a ''

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'' fashion.Bridge books reviewed
- Pattaya Bridge Club

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1968 American novels Contract bridge books Novels set in hotels {{1960s-novel-stub