The Greatest Summer Job in the Whole, Wide World — Robert L. Hecker

Armed with good looks, his lucky tie, and new-found freedom from the beautiful Scandinavian amazon Beverly, Calvin was on his way to shimmering Lake Tahoe and a summer job that he hoped would put him right into the arms of Lady Luck. He would be far enough away from home to be anonymous. He was ready!

And the ladies did cluster: sensuous, gorgeous movie star Fifi; tempestuous dancer Rose Blaise; and the lovely, unsettling Connie.

So what if Calvin didn't get exactly the job as an accountant he'd hoped for at the brassy Toluca Casino. Being a busboy-shill-exotic dancer-Romeo had rewards he'd never dreamed of. Big Time!

And the thing with the missing money and gun that made his life worth less than a single cheap poker chip? Even that could end up being part of the best summer job in the whole, wide world. All he had to do was live through it....