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Hospitalized after a liaison with another man's wife ends in violence, Paul Cole has just one goal: to rebuild his shattered life. But with his memory damaged, the police hounding him, and no way even to get home, Paul's facing steep odds-and a bleak fate if he fails. This final, never-before-published novel by three-time Edgar Award winner Donald E. Westlake is a noir masterpiece, a dark and painful portrait of a man's struggle against merciless forces that threaten to strip him of his very identity.
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"Westlake's fans will note the author's typically careful use of description and dialogue…But this is no typical Westlake novel; in fact, in many ways it's one of his most interesting books, simply because it's so very different."
Booklist (starred review)
"Lovely language and the overall discourse on the consequences of thoughtlessness make this a significant final work from a master."
Publishers Weekly
"The three-time Edgar winner and Mystery Writers of America Grand Master left a huge body of work as well as a devoted following. Noir fans will be eager to jump on this 'found' work even though it's different from much of his later more comedic work."
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- SeriesHard Case Crime #64