A dark atmospheric book that is infused with dread. There is really only two endings it could have and it picked the right one.

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Warning this book is written in the 1940s and is shockingly classist, sexist and even a little racist in places. How the police treated a former prostitute in order to aid a rich man is just one example. However, if you are willing to overlook these faults you have a gripping Roman Noir where the hero is going to rescue his Dame come hell or high water.