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Jake Blake, a struggling private detective, encounters a young, alluring woman desperate to escape what she believes is a smothering father. Unbeknownst to him, the man she seeks to escape is actually her husband, and his two thugs protect him. As Jake delves deeper, he finds himself entangled in a web of deception, jealousy, and multiple killings, all while grappling with the woman's glamorous yet unstable persona.
First publish date: 1995
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Charles Ray Willeford
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