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Stanley comes to the aid of a soccer mom who's been tricked into working for an escort service, and finds himself engulfed in a world of prostitution, pornography, blackmail, and murder.

"Hair-raising and hilarious."— Publishers Weekly

"A gem of a novel...loaded with warmth, wit, and plot...real fear, and a strong sense of justice."—Rave Reviews

"Hall's swift, spare prose captures the grit of Manhattan...He has also created a thoroughly credible character in the irrepressible Hastings." — St. Louis Post Dispatch

"This thoroughly inventive novel heralds the very welcome return of Stanley Hastings...who alternates his inspired blundering with rare moments of ruthless cunning." — Booklist