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HE SOLD THEIR BODIES—AND HIS SOUL...

In the cutthroat world of organized crime, Tony Romero was headed straight for the top. His territory: the brothels of San Francisco. But the path was littered with bodies and broken dreams—some of them his…

• More than 40 million of Richard Prather’s books have been sold in the United States alone
• Prather received a Life Achievement Award from the Private Eye Writers of America
• THE PEDDLER marks a reunion between Prather and legendary artist Robert McGinnis, who painted many of Prather’s most popular covers in the 1950s and 1960s.

"Richard S. Prather is a master."

— Max Allan Collins, author of ROAD TO PERDITION

"One of the most entertaining authors going."

— John Lutz, author of SINGLE WHITE FEMALE

"Mystery readers, rejoice. We’re all richer for the return of Prather."

— Orlando Sentinel