Audrey Ungar has not seen her father for twenty years. A professional poker player, he left home when she was twelve and disappeared from her life forever. And now Audrey is already in her thirties, and now she herself is teetering on the brink of a midlife crisis. To find herself again, Audrey decides to find her father, but it turns out that she can only do this if she herself becomes a professional gambler. But it’s not enough to learn to play cards—you also need to penetrate the closed world of players. And the key to this world is Big Louie, a grumpy giant who is afraid to leave his tiny apartment at the top of the tower house. While comprehending the secrets of her new profession, Audrey also comprehends the secrets of Big Louis... “The Big Deception” is not a novel about a card game at all, it is a book about finding yourself, love and warmth. An unusual and very intriguing story is told easily, naturally and with excellent humor. Louise Wiener, a former rock star, is now confidently conquering the literary Olympus, and this novel is proof of that.