Hook and Trap is a bullet-paced noir thriller written in the hardboiled spirit of James Hadley Chase, Raymond Chandler, and Mickey Spillane. It’s a story about survival in a world where loyalty costs blood and luck always runs out too soon.
Frankie isn’t a hero. He’s not even a good man. He’s just a survivor — a gambler who’s learned that the only thing worse than losing is playing safe. Every choice he makes drags him deeper into a city that eats the weak and rewards the damned.
This isn’t a story about crime. It’s a story about consequence.
About how a man runs from his past until it catches up — and how even when he wins, he still loses.
From the neon-stained docks to the cigarette-lit bars, Hook and Trap paints a world soaked in rain, whiskey, and betrayal. Every scene bleeds tension. Every word cuts close. Every shadow hides a knife.
It’s the kind of book Chase himself might have written if he’d lived to see the age of burner phones and cold hearts. Fast. Brutal. Beautiful.
A tale where no one gets clean — and the city always gets paid.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Hook and Trap is a bullet-paced noir thriller written in the hardboiled spirit of James Hadley Chase, Raymond Chandler, and Mickey Spillane. It's a story about survival in a world where loyalty costs blood and luck always runs out too soon.Frankie isn't a hero. He's not even a good man. He's just a survivor - a gambler who's learned that the only thing worse than losing is playing safe. Every choice he makes drags him deeper into a city that eats the weak and rewards the damned.This isn't a story about crime. It's a story about consequence.About how a man runs from his past until it catches up - and how even when he wins, he still loses.From the neon-stained docks to the cigarette-lit bars, Hook and Trap paints a world soaked in rain, whiskey, and betrayal. Every scene bleeds tension. Every word cuts close. Every shadow hides a knife.It's the kind of book Chase himself might have written if he'd lived to see the age of burner phones and cold hearts. Fast. Brutal. Beautiful. A tale where no one gets clean - and the city always gets paid. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798270600129
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Hook and Trap is a bullet-paced noir thriller written in the hardboiled spirit of James Hadley Chase, Raymond Chandler, and Mickey Spillane. It's a story about survival in a world where loyalty costs blood and luck always runs out too soon.Frankie isn't a hero. He's not even a good man. He's just a survivor - a gambler who's learned that the only thing worse than losing is playing safe. Every choice he makes drags him deeper into a city that eats the weak and rewards the damned.This isn't a story about crime. It's a story about consequence.About how a man runs from his past until it catches up - and how even when he wins, he still loses.From the neon-stained docks to the cigarette-lit bars, Hook and Trap paints a world soaked in rain, whiskey, and betrayal. Every scene bleeds tension. Every word cuts close. Every shadow hides a knife.It's the kind of book Chase himself might have written if he'd lived to see the age of burner phones and cold hearts. Fast. Brutal. Beautiful. A tale where no one gets clean - and the city always gets paid. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798270600129
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