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Stiletto

Published
Jan 1960
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Suspense Suspense
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320

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An amoral young Italian aristocrat with a penchant for violence and a lust for women, Cesare Cardinali enters into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a special agent out to destroy the criminal organization for who Cesare works.

Cesare Cardinale is an amoral, aristocratic Italian playboy—an entrepreneur and race car driver who wants for nothing—whether it's fast cars, beautiful women, or orgies of debauchery. Cesare, however, has two dirty secrets: First, he has a penchant for violence that borders on the sadistic and sociopathic; second, he owes his extravagant life to a Sicilian Mafia don, creating a seemingly perfect relationship—as he leads a double life as a Mafia assassin.

But when Cesare is ordered to murder four U.S. government witnesses in protective custody, he attracts the attention of a mysterious special agent who will stop at nothing to bring the crime syndicate down. Soon Cesare is engaged in a lethal game of cat-and-mouse against both an adversary who is more than his match, as he understands what makes Cesare tick, and the Mafia, who fears he might talk.

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Sep 1978 Dell ISBN13 9780440182849 ISBN10 0440182840
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Aug 1997 Dutton ISBN13 9781556115165 ISBN10 1556115164
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Feb 1983 Ulverscroft Large Print ISBN13 9780708981016 ISBN10 0708981011
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Dec 1997 Doubleday ISBN13 9781568655413 ISBN10 156865541X
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