This smart, sexy financial thriller with a sense of humor is also a roman a clef, illuminating the financial skullduggery that almost destroyed the world economy. Never has a financial crisis been such fun, as The Bad Samaritan puts the thrill back in thriller. Blithe, a prostitute, and Cole, a homeless man and convicted child molester, encounter some really bad people. Scoundrels become heroes, heroes transmogrify into scoundrels and a bullet from Blithe's gun kills a beloved captain of industry. With Blithe under arrest for a murder she probably didn't commit, only Cole can save her. To do...