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John wants to find out how Miranda ended up stripping for a living. What happened to Miranda's college roommate, Jocelyn, who also dropped out when Miranda did? And just how was Miranda involved with small-time drug dealer Murco Khachadurian?

The closer John gets to the answers, the more dangerous and violent the case becomes, until a bloody assault on someone close to him leads John to a shocking discovery and a shattering face-off with the person responsible.
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"Aleas's debut barrels forth at the speed of one of the Manhattan taxis its protagonist frequently catches and contains some whiplash-inducing plot twists....Tightly written from start to finish, this crime novel is as satisfyingly edgy as the pulp classics that inspired it." (Publishers Weekly)

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  • Jim N
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A Hard Case Indeed

This debut novel from Hard Case Crime publisher Charles Ardai (writing under the amusing pen name Richard Aleas) hits hard. Aleas introduces us to John Blake, a young man whose life hasn't gone as planned and who's working as a P.I. Blake ends up investigating the death of an old girlfriend whose life also went in an unexpected direction and the result is a dark, fast-paced, entertaining tale, well worth a credit.

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Enjoyable read though the ending was too obvious.

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Great book, well written, loses only one star because it was a bit predictable for me.