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She was every man’s dream—and one man’s nightmare.

Johnny Hayden and Doug Rance had a scheme to take real estate entrepreneur Wallace Gunderman for all he was worth. But they needed a girl on the inside to make it work.

Enter Evelyn Stone: Gunderman’s secretary, his lover – and his worst enemy. Gunderman had promised to marry her, but never came through. Now she’s ready to make him pay...

• Lawrence Block has won more awards for mystery writing than almost any other living author: 4 Edgar Awards, 4 Shamus Awards, 2 Maltese Falcon Awards, the Nero Wolfe Award, and more
• Block was named a Grandmaster by the Mystery Writers of America, their highest honor
• Writer and executive story editor for the hit TV series "Tilt"

"A taut little noir gem...delightfully twisted."

— Chicago Sun-Times

"The ending is a stunning tour de force."

— The New York Times

"Deliciously pulpy."

— U.S. News & World Report

"[A] lost masterpiece."

— Playboy