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From the bestselling mystery series Lee Child calls “Top class suspense ... must reads for me, and one of my favorite series.” comes a novel of murder, mobsters and a police detective who doesn’t know when to say quit. It’s 1979, and the Boardwalk Empire of Atlantic City is being torn down, replaced by a glitzy casino and all the terrible crime that goes with it. Cops on the take, mobsters stealing a million dollars a day, a serial killer preying on prostitutes, and more con men and hustlers than you can shake a stick at define the new Atlantic City. Only one man can clean up the little city by the shore, Detective Tony Valentine. With the mob breathing down his throat and a sadistic killer stalking him, Valentine will put his own life in peril, and risk his career, to insure that justice prevails. PRAISE FOR THE TONY VALENTINE SERIES “Top class suspense... must reads for me, and one of my favorite series.” – Lee Child “In this series, the main character is a big winner.” – Janet Maslin, The New York Times “The momentum is great, the writing nimble, the action intricate.” – Los Angeles Times Book Review “Swain has hit on a winning combination.” –Washington Post Book World “Mixing humor, suspense, poignancy and insider-lore, Swain is one terrific writer. A thoroughly winning book.” –The Wall Street Journal “Ingenious entertainment.” –The New York Times Book Review “Swain’s mysteries are a sure bet.” –The Chicago Tribune