'All I'm asking you for is an opportunity. This is a one-trick bet. If I win, if I manage to convince you in time, you will not read a single page of this book. But let me play all my cards, by my rules.' Thus begins the story of Daniel Rogers, a player who, on behalf of the NYPD, has infiltrated the world of illegal gambling to investigate the macabre murders of the Sons of Fortune, a bloodthirsty organization that wagers the life of its victims at cards. But events take an unexpected turn when Daniel meets Laura, a failed painter who arrives in the city from somewhere in Europe needing to have an adventure that will change her life forever. A strange attraction grows between them when they discover their fates are linked by 'Mitología de Nueva York', a murder mystery novel that seems to be reproducing itself.