Grifter's Game (Hard Case Crime, #1)
More than just good salacious fun! Grifter's Game, even 50 years after its original publication, still manages to surprise and morally offend...and I loved it! Block has you helplessly rooting for scumbag Joe Marlin, as he cons his way into money and into bed. His falling for a girl holds, at its basis, the same weight of emotional baggage as any love story. However, the way he pursues and conquerors that love in the end may shock you.