Don Smith

The Padrone

JACKET NOTES:  SICILIAN SETUP: "Call Tim Parnell," they told millionaire Thomas Garfield after somebody had bombed his private plane, killing three out of four passengers.
Millionaires make enemies, but in- fighting high up among the international financial set is rarely visible to the naked eye. Parnell's eyes were better than most, however. He also had a keen sense of smell, and this one had the distinct odor of underworld connections. This connection was an expensive blonde. Occupation: Mistress. Sole survivor of the blast.
She was his only lead. And the view was tantalizing. Lethal, in fact...
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