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An escapee from a Spanish prison hunts for his best friend's killer in New York For more than a year, Kit McKittrick languishes in a Fascist prison, his days spent in darkness and his nights tortured by fear of his limping jailer, whose name he never learns. He escapes Spain with the help of Louie Lepetino, a childhood friend who came with him to fight on behalf of the Republican cause. Back in the United States, Kit heads out West to recover from his ordeal, while Louie returns to a life of caf├(R)s and cocktail parties in New York. But Kit's convalescence is cut short when he learns Louie has taken a fatal tumble out of a window, and he journeys to New York to discover who gave his savior the final push. Only a woman could have led Louie to his death, Kit thinks, and New York is full of femmes fatales. But man or woman, Louie's murderer should watch out for Kit. He wants vengeance, and he's willing to kill for it.

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Full-blown development of a remarkable mystery talent. -- New York Herald-Tribune [A] beautifully told story of terror...Highly recommended. -- New Yorker An intricate and very ambitious spy story. -- New York Times Our candidate for thriller of the year. -- San Francisco Chronicle A book that Dashiell Hammett might read with pleasure and some envy. -- Boston Globe

Full-blown development of a remarkable mystery talent. -- New York Herald-Tribune Our candidate for thriller of the year. -- San Francisco Chronicle A book that Dashiell Hammett might read with pleasure and some envy. -- Boston Globe [A] beautifully told story of terror...Highly recommended. -- New Yorker An intricate and very ambitious spy story. -- New York Times

"[A] beautifully told story of terror...Highly recommended. -- ""New Yorker"" A book that Dashiell Hammett might read with pleasure and some envy. -- ""Boston Globe"" An intricate and very ambitious spy story. -- ""New York Times"" Full-blown development of a remarkable mystery talent. -- ""New York Herald-Tribune"" Our candidate for thriller of the year. -- ""San Francisco Chronicle"""

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Dorothy B. Hughes (1904-1993) was an influential mystery author and Edgar Award-winning literary critic. In 1978 she was awarded the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master Award for literary achievement. Claire Bloom gained international fame in 1951 with her screen debut in Charles Chaplin's motion picture Limelight. Among her many memorable films are Richard III, The Haunting, Look Back in Anger, and A Doll's House. Stefan Rudnicki is a Grammy-winning audiobook producer and a multi-award-winning narrator, named one of AudioFile's Golden Voices.

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