William P. McGivern

Crooked politics and twisted passions explode into murder and a terrifying frame-up! A scream of terror shatters the quiet of the big city's swank residential section. When the police arrive at Richard Caldwell's house, they find him drunk and dazed, staring at the beautiful girl who lies dead...

McGivern's electrifying and complex crime novel brings together two misfits with nothing left to lose. When the two team up for a bank robbery, they are about to play a sucker bet with their lives. Together, they have one shot at the big time. And when that fails, all they have is each other...

It started almost innocently when a cop committed suicide. It was worry over ill health, said his wife. Detective Dave Bannion wasn't so sure, but when he started digging, he was told to lay off, fast! Instead, he turned in his badge and started stalking the city streets and bars in search of...