Strange EmbraceThey say the show must go on--but in the case of Broadways next sensation, A Touch of Squalor, someone s out to make sure the show never opens. And when threats dont do the trick, a straight razor to the throat just might.It s a case for the NYPD...but with a mysterious killer targeting his cast, producer Johnny Lane cant just wait in the wings. Theres a Playbill full of suspects, giving Johnny the casting challenge of his career who to put in the role of murderer, when the wrong call could bring down the curtain on his show--or his life!Published here for the first time in half a century--and the first time ever under the author s real name--Strange Embrace is one of MWA Grand Master Lawrence Block s earliest detective novels, presented in the classic Ace Doubles format with new cover art by the legendary Robert McGinnis.
