Ladystinger
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| Book: | Ladystinger |
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| Author: | Craig Smith |
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| Publisher: | Crown |
Maggie Rohrer makes her living picking up wealthy businessmen, doping their drinks, and later robbing the unconscious victims in their rooms. It’s risk-free work, since these guys are usually very married, very embarrassed, and very unlikely to report the crime. And if they do, so what? Maggie’s long gone. A profitable hustle, yes, but with a down side. First, because Maggie’s not as hard-bitten as she likes to think, and second, because she’s hooked up with Barry, the sleazy mentor who keeps her bound to a life she would just as soon escape. One night in New Orleans, the opportunity arises. A would-be mark gets the drop on her and lures Maggie into ditching Barry—soon she’s abetting this mysterious stranger in a lucrative scam of his own. But when the con takes a sudden violent twist in a splashy Jamaican resort, Maggie is plunged into escalating danger.
As the tension mounts, she begins to wonder: Can you fall in love with someone you can’t trust? Smart, hard-edged, and unpredictable, Ladystinger is an electrifying novel in the special tradition of Jim Thompson, David Goodis, and Elmore Leonard.
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