City of Games
The Shadow Over Portsmouth Book 2
Published on 19. May 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
216 pages
979-8-2560-1824-5 (ISBN)
Description
Deadly Wagers
Ex-cop Divya Allard finally knows who murdered her fiancée. But first she'll need to locate her missing friend from the Portsmouth PD, Milly, who is accused of manipulating an elderly millionaire. To sort out the truth, Allard must cross dimensions to the City of Games, where everything's a bet and the stakes are senses, memories, emotions - or even life itself.
Praise for City of Ports (The Shadow Over Portsmouth Book 1):
"Wow, nice job, man! That's a really fun read." - Sci-Fi Saturday Night podcast
Praise for other works by Jeff Deck:
"Da Vinci Code meets They Live in this fast-paced supernatural sci-fi adventure [The Pseudo-Chronicles of Mark Huntley]. Deck has created a new hero for the Twitter age."
- Philip Fracassi, author of BEHOLD THE VOID
"[Player Choice]'s twisty plot and high-stakes action will thrill adventure fans, while its reality bending and speculation about the future of privacy will please admirers of the great Philip K. Dick. Check it out: Jeff Deck has got his game on."
- James Patrick Kelly, author of Mother Go and winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards
More details
Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
265 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-2560-1824-5 (9798256018245)
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Jeff Deck is an indie author who lives in Maine with his wife, Jane, their dog Rippey, and the ghost of their dog Burleigh. Deck writes fantasy, horror, and other speculative fiction. He is the author of the horror story collection Survivor and Other Modern Nightmares; The Shadow Over Portsmouth series (City of Ports, City of Games, City of Notions); the supernatural thriller novel The Pseudo-Chronicles of Mark Huntley; and the sci-fi gaming adventure novel Player Choice. Deck also writes holiday romance under the name Augusta St. Clair and fae romance under Catriona St. Clair. He is the author, with Benjamin D. Herson, of the nonfiction book The Great Typo Hunt: Two Friends Changing the World, One Correction at a Time (Crown/Random House). In addition, Deck is a writing coach and editor. He works with authors to help them tell their stories. He enjoys reading speculative fiction, exploring New England with his family, playing video games, and plundering from the past and future.