A Phonecall for Bowman at two a.m…. A honeyed, velvet voice of invitation… A trip across town in the small hours…A grim discovery in a swanky apartment…From these tense beginnings, Hartley Howard-past-master of the suspense story-constructs a tight web of excitement, of sudden death, and of lovely women playing forhigh stakes in an onrushing tale that will keep you enthralled until the very last page.