In July 1943, Nate Heller flies to Nassau where multimillionaire Sir Harry Oakes wants dirt and grime dug up on Count De Marigny, the playboy that has married Harry’s beautiful, underage daughter, Nancy. However the investigation has barely started when Sir Harry arises dead in bed – burned to death in a real-life locked-room mystery – and Heller is definitely soon doing work for Nancy, whose hubby faces murder costs. Chicago P.We. Heller is usually on his most intriguing – and dangerous – mission however in this devilishly smart thriller filled up with unexpected twists and sharpened turns. With the world at war, the peaceful Bahamas provide an ironic, idyllic backdrop for Nazis, the mafia, and two beautiful ladies: one a native girl, the various other an aristocratic Englishwoman. Heller is certainly aided by a particular British secret support agent (“Fleming…Ian Fleming”), and encounters on the way the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Meyer Lanksy, and Perry Mason’s originator, Erle Stanley Gardner. “No-one can twist you through a maze using the strength and suspense of Maximum Allan Collins. A classic.” -Clive Cussler, author of Improve the Titanic