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In the gripping tale Win, Place or Die, Joe Harper is a bookkeeper working for the Randolph Theater chain, struggling to make ends meet. His modest salary is insufficient to cover his debts and support his fiancée, Jeannie, as well as his ex-wife and son. Desperate to find a way out, Joe begins to embezzle money from the theater's cash receipts, thinking he can pay it back before the annual audit.
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