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This noir classic by an Edgar Award winner delves into the mind of a criminal: âClose to the perfect psycho thriller . . . a relentless dance of death tempo.â âThe New York Times  With innovative style far ahead of its time, this novel follows Joe Bailey, perched precariously on the fence between two lives. Heâs seeing a good-hearted girl who holds the promise of a comfortably content, if uneventful, future. But heâs also passionately drawn to a femme fataleâand the world she inhabits, run by a tough Milwaukee racketeer.  Haunted by a childhood rhyme and accompanying trauma, Bailey wrestles with his demons, in this psychologically complex tale with a shocking twist by an award-winning author praised as âa natural storytellerâ (The New York Times Book Review). |
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