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==Book Description==
 
==Book Description==
  
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"Bodyguard required. Ex-Commando preferred. Must be under thirty; strong and active. Good prospects and pay for right man. First-class references essential. Box 1411."
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This is the story of Sarek, dealing in smuggled diamonds; his wife, Rita, who has waited patiently for the foolproof plan to rid herself of this skinny little crook who has hoarded his money and earned her hatred; and Frank, hired by Sarek to act as his bodyguard - and Rita's lover.
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The plan materializes. Rita and Frank devise the perfect murder. The prize is high: freedom for Rita and a parcel of diamonds for them both, and on the face of it the risk is negligible.
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The planning of the murder, the frightening ruthlessness of the woman Rita, the gradual realization of the killers that even the most carefully prepared murder can go astray, are just a few of the ingredients of this explosive, thrill-a-page thriller.
  
 
==Cover Variation (By Release Date)==
 
==Cover Variation (By Release Date)==

Latest revision as of 16:40, 27 December 2012

1957 US Edition
By Raymond Marshall
Publisher Harlequin Romance #382
Release Month 1957 (US)
Harlequin Romance Series #
Preceded by Doctor Joel
Followed by The Valley Of Silent Men

Book Description

"Bodyguard required. Ex-Commando preferred. Must be under thirty; strong and active. Good prospects and pay for right man. First-class references essential. Box 1411."

This is the story of Sarek, dealing in smuggled diamonds; his wife, Rita, who has waited patiently for the foolproof plan to rid herself of this skinny little crook who has hoarded his money and earned her hatred; and Frank, hired by Sarek to act as his bodyguard - and Rita's lover.

The plan materializes. Rita and Frank devise the perfect murder. The prize is high: freedom for Rita and a parcel of diamonds for them both, and on the face of it the risk is negligible.

The planning of the murder, the frightening ruthlessness of the woman Rita, the gradual realization of the killers that even the most carefully prepared murder can go astray, are just a few of the ingredients of this explosive, thrill-a-page thriller.

Cover Variation (By Release Date)

1957 <br\>US Edition