“Careful Lou. He’s no pushover,” muttered Filly.
“Heh-heh, heh-heh. Pushover. Yeah, push him over is exactly what I’m going to do. Just stand clear, Fil.”
Filly. She’d set me up. My God, how long had they been planning this?
I looked at her and shook my head. I’d been stupid!
The bitch smirked.
Chieppa moved forward, cautiously, on the balls of his feet.
They’d made a fatal mistake.…
“His characters are compelling, his dialogue is dramatic, and his style is simple and straightforward.”
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This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
THE SECRET
Copyright © 2000 by the Estate of Harold Robbins
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ISBN: 0-812-57179-7
First edition: April 2000
First mass market edition: June 2001
eISBN 9781466833777
First eBook edition: December 2012
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