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After a man's body is discovered in a Manhattan motel, the case unravels a tangled web of aliases—Carl Lamb, wife unknown, Chester Loring, and Christopher Lansing—leading investigators back to a series of vanished spouses, missing cars, and a billfold full of cash. Amid the procedural pursuit, Jane Forsyth, unhappily married to the suspect, must confront her husband's concealed past while the police struggle to protect her from a threat that lurks in every doorway. The novel explores identity, deception, and the relentless pursuit of truth in the urban sprawl of New York City.
First publish date: 1977
Genre: Suspense/General Suspense
Authors: Elinore Denniston
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