The Gutter and the Grave (20 page)

Richard Aleas’ first novel, LITTLE GIRL LOST, was among the most celebrated crime novels of the year, nominated for both the Edgar and Shamus Awards.
But nothing in John Blake’s first case could prepare you for the shocking conclusion of his second…

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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 promised to marry her, but never came through. Now she’s ready to make him pay…

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LAWRENCE BLOCK:

“The narrative is layered with detail, the action is handled with Block’s distinctive clarity of style and the ending is a stunning tour de force.”
— New York Times

“Block is awfully good, with an ear for dialogue, an eye for lowlife types and a gift for fast and effortless storytelling that bear comparison to Elmore Leonard.”
— Los Angeles Times

“Wonderful.”
— USA Today

“Lawrence Block is a master of entertainment.”
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In the cutthroat world of organized crime, Tony Romero was headed straight for the top. But his path was littered with bodies and broken dreams—some of them his.

Bill Wayne’s bus tour through the West becomes more than he bargained for when bodies start turning up at every stop!

From the casinos of Monaco to the jungles of Brazil, from Tangier to Marrakech to Peru, the chase is on when a handsome swindler tries to escape the beautiful heiress out to reform him.

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The men in the tan-and-cream Chrysler destroyed Ray Kelly’s life. Now it’s Ray’s turn.

Swede Nelson just wanted to meet a nice girl and settle down. So how did he find himself on the run, wanted for murder?

When his daughter is found dead, underworld enforcer Joe Hope will stop at nothing to find the man responsible.

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On the trail of the lost treasure of the Incas—with every fortune hunter in South America closing in!

Beautiful jewel smuggler Cay Morgan landed in Mazatlan with a gun in her purse—and a vendetta in her heart.

Harry had done his time and wanted to stay clean—but with his pockets full of drug money and a dead body at his feet, it wasn’t going to be easy.

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Con man Joe Marlin accidentally steals a suitcase full of heroin, then plots to kill the man he stole it from—with help from the man’s wife!

The client had a perfect alibi for the night Maureen Auburn disappeared—but nothing made P.I. Donald Lam suspicious like a perfect alibi.

After 16 years on the run, will Nolan bury the hatchet with the Mob—or will they bury him first?

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