by Ed Lacy
First published 2009
A man finds himself torn between two very different women. Michele is a stunning French beauty with dark eyes who carries herself like a film star. Wilma is a fiery redhead who appears when he least expects it, offering exactly what he wants. Then Francine's corpse surfaces in a rowboat floating in the bay, and everything changes. The police start asking questions. Secrets emerge about the relationships binding these four people together. Violence erupts as passion collides with desperation. Each woman represents a different path, but only one leads to survival. The man must navigate a dangerous web where desire and death intertwine, leading to a revelation that reshapes everything he thought he knew.
Genres: fiction, romance, 20th-century, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
196 pages · Paperback · Black Mask
Content warnings: violence