2012 Shamus Nominee, Best Paperback Original. A war-hero President has a dirty little secret that is worth ex-con Hayes Rutherford's life. But Hayes is working for his daughter in Hollywood, where anything goes--including a scheme to shake down the President who plans to kill him. By the author of Death in Budapest.

Praise from Publishers Weekly: "Fans of hard-edged spy novels will hope that this . . . is but the first of many for Ross . . . twists straight out of a John le Carre novel and] sardonic wit." Patrick McCarry, a down-on-his-luck Wall Street banker, can't expect much sympathy back home. A hedge fund has blown up, and McCarry looks just the right size for a federal prison cell. Hanging out in Europe, he hooks up with a folksy Midwesterner who wants help picking through failed businesses. Chester Holt and his ample wife Charity have a homily for every occasion. One of them is "Don't be a doom...