Vegas Concierge

Brian Joseph has worked as a newspaper reporter and investigative journalist for about twenty years, writing for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the Orange County Register, and the Sacramento Bee, among other publications. In 2013–14, he was an investigative reporting fellow at the University of California, Berkeley, where he investigated privatized foster care for Mother Jones magazine. Brian is a graduate of the University of Missouri,Columbia, and the recipient of several journalism honors, including a George Polk Award. He lives in Las Vegas with his wife and daughter and their talkative orange tabby Nemo.

• IntroductionNotes on Research and LanguageTrigger WarningCast of CharactersPart IChapter 1: TrappedChapter 2: BabylonChapter 3: Trust MeChapter 4: All Day, Every DayPart IIChapter 5: SidewaysChapter 6: From the Ground UpChapter 7: Bring the NoisePart IIIChapter 8: Poppin’ BottlesChapter 9: Mouths to FeedChapter 10: It’s Like ThatChapter 11: ExclusivePart IVChapter 12: Trying to Come UpChapter 13: Business Chapter 14: Broken GlassPart VChapter 15: Traveling LightChapter 16: Bad DreamsChapter 17: All of the LightsChapter 18: No AnswerEpiloguePolicy DiscussionAcknowledgmentsResourcesNotesIndexAbout the Author

Vegas Concierge is a deep dive into the American heart of darkness, a much needed outing of a society that allows its most vulnerable to be trampled by unchecked desire and greed. Brian Joseph has done a remarkable and undaunted job of investigative journalism.