The story of this steamy novel centers on an amoral young Italian aristocrat with a penchant for violence who owes his extravagant lifestyle to the favors of a mafia overlord. So when he is asked to silence four witnesses due to testify against the mob, the aristocrat is more than happy to comply in a most brutal manner. Only he did not figure on a special agent--one who helped build the mountain of evidence against the organization--entering into a lethal game of cat-and-mouse with him. And the special agent is the only one who realizes that it is not loyalty, or honor, or debt that drive the young man to murder--but the thrill of the kill!
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Originally published in 1960, this novel about a young, aristocratic Mafioso will see its first hardcover release this summer.
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Cesare Cardinale is a rich businessman and race driver who also works as a hitman for the Mafia, because he enjoys killing. But after killing four would-be-witnesses, the Mafia bosses are afraid he might talk, so they want him dead.The plot is a standard hitman story without any surprises. The focus is more on Cesare's romantic affairs than on the actual Mafia/hitman story. The book also spends quite long parts on background stories on the two female characters. "Stiletto" is a quick read, but not very interesting.
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Incredible!!!,
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This book really awesome. All of his books are good, but this one is my favorite. The suspense is really pretty....well, suspenseful!! ;-D
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Big Dutch, Count Cardinali, New York, Dandy Nick, Don Emilio, Varsity Vic, Park Avenue, Las Vegas, Miss Martin, Don Cesare, Señor Esteban, Captain Strang, Mexico City, Allie Fargo, Cesare Cardinali, Angel of Death, Barbara Lang, Dinky Adams, Emilio Matteo, Miami Beach, Monte Carlo, Sam Vanicola, Spanish Harlem, Lexington Avenue, Signor Matteo New!
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Big Dutch, Count Cardinali, New York, Dandy Nick, Don Emilio, Varsity Vic, Park Avenue, Las Vegas, Miss Martin, Don Cesare, Señor Esteban, Captain Strang, Mexico City, Allie Fargo, Cesare Cardinali, Angel of Death, Barbara Lang, Dinky Adams, Emilio Matteo, Miami Beach, Monte Carlo, Sam Vanicola, Spanish Harlem, Lexington Avenue, Signor Matteo New!
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- Special Agent by Arthur E. Adams on page 89, and page 99
- The Dream Merchants by Harold Robbins in Back Matter
- A Stone for Danny Fisher by Harold robbins in Back Matter
- Till the End of Time: A Love Story by Judith Gould in Back Matter
- Never Love a Stranger by Harold Robbins in Back Matter
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