It was better than a hotel, this anonymous room on a secluded side street of a small country town. No register to sign, no questions asked, and for five bucks a man could have three hours of undisturbed, illicit lovemaking.

Then one evening a man with a knife turned the love nest into a death chamber. The carpet was soaked with blood -- but where was the corpse?

Meanwhile, a beautiful, promiscuous woman is missing -- along with the bundle of cash she'd had in her pocket. The truth behind it all will keep even veteran mystery fans guessing through the very last page.

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"Rendell is awfully good....in any Rendell book you know that something unusual is going to happen."--The New York Times Book Review

"Undoubtedly one of the best writers of English mysteries and chiller-killer plots."--Los Angeles Times

"For readers who have almost given up mysteries... Rendell may be just the woman to get them started again."--Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine

"First-rate Entertainment."--Saturday Review

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