Added by 41 members
Grifter's Game
(1961)(Mona / Sweet Slow Death)
(The third book in the Classic Crime Library series)A novel by Lawrence Block
DID HE WANT HER BADLY ENOUGH. TO KILL FOR HER?
As a con man, Joe Marlin was used to scoring easy cash off gullible women. But that was before he met Mona Brassard - and found himself holding a stolen stash of raw heroin. Now Joe's got to pull off the most dangerous con of his career, one that will leave him either a killer.or a corpse.
No one but multiple Edgar Award winner Lawrence Block could tell this story of dangerous men and wicked women, of greed and desire and nail-biting suspense. It will grab you by the throat on the first page and won't let go till the breathless, unforgettable climax.
Genre: Mystery
As a con man, Joe Marlin was used to scoring easy cash off gullible women. But that was before he met Mona Brassard - and found himself holding a stolen stash of raw heroin. Now Joe's got to pull off the most dangerous con of his career, one that will leave him either a killer.or a corpse.
No one but multiple Edgar Award winner Lawrence Block could tell this story of dangerous men and wicked women, of greed and desire and nail-biting suspense. It will grab you by the throat on the first page and won't let go till the breathless, unforgettable climax.
Genre: Mystery
Visitors also looked at these books
Inherit the Dead
Mark Billingham, C J Box, Ken Bruen, Stephen L Carter, Lee Child, Marcia Clark, Mary Higgins Clark, Max Allan Collins, John Connolly, Heather Graham, Bryan Gruley, Charlaine Harris, Val McDermid, Jonathan Santlofer, Dana Stabenow, Lisa Unger and Sarah Weinman
Used availability for Lawrence Block's Grifter's Game