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Larry Carr, a reputable diamond expert, has tragedy enter his life when his fiance is killed in a horrific car accident.

He becomes slightly unhinged and is recommended by a psychiatrist to take up some unpaid work as a welfare worker to sort his head out and put his tragedy in proportion. With this change of scene, Larry becomes further unhinged and a spiral of poor decisions begins.

At 190 pages it's a fast and sweet thriller like most of Hadley Chase's books, I found it to be an enjoyable tale that was rather humorous at times in terms of Carr's bumbling criminal enterprises. There is some dated language regarding the gay characters in the book (homo, pansy, etc) however this is more a reflection of the era it was written than an show more prejudices on behalf of the author I felt.

Overall, a good little thriller. show less

A FAST-PACED THRILLER: LARRY CARR, AFTER A TRAGIC ACCIDENT, MOVES TO AN INDUSTRIAL TOWN FOR A FRESH START, ONLY TO BE DRAWN INTO A DANGEROUS CRIMINAL PLOT BY A SEDUCTIVE THIEF—A CAPER GONE WRONG WITH CHASE’S SIGNATURE NOIR STYLE

Por consejo de un psiquiatra, al que acude para tratar de superar la horrible tragedia que ha arruinado su vida, Larry Carr decide cambiar de ambiente. con este fin, abandona su profesión de experto en diamantes y se traslada a un modesto suburbio industrial de la ciudad, donde comienza una nueva vida como asistente social. Poco a poco Larry va adaptándose a la sordidez de su nuevo barrio, hasta que acaba por disfrutar de la violencia de los bajos fondos. Entonces, la belleza sensual de una bella pelirroja le incita a robar un valioso collar de diamantes, ignorando que el trato incluye eliminar a cierta persona...