Stiletto

From Harold Robbins comes a collection of stories featuring notorious crimes and criminals.

Stiletto: Italian aristocratic playboy Cesare Cardinale performs the dirty work of a Sicilian Mafia Don with pleasure and aplomb—in exchange for an extravagant and debaucherous lifestyle. But his murderous activities attract the attention of a mysterious special agent—and soon Cesare is engaged in a struggle for his life.

Where Love Has Gone: In love and soon to be a father, Luke Carey has the life he’s always wanted. That is, until a mysterious late-night phone call summons him to San Francisco. Luke’s first daughter whom he hasn’t seen in six years, fourteen-year-old Danielle, needs him, and he’s desperate to do anything he can to help. But coming back into Danielle’s life means facing his ex-wife Nora, and the explosive, violent drama of the life he left behind.

Never Love a Stranger: Telling the story of Francis “Frankie” Kane, an orphan growing up in the dirty world of New York’s Hell’s Kitchen who turns to crime after being kicked out of a Catholic orphanage when it is discovered that he is of Jewish descent. This is the only life he knows, and he’s good at it. Frankie quickly makes a name for himself and becomes one of New York’s most dangerous men, ruling the city with an iron fist and indulging in his passion for sex, power and the best things life has to offer—regardless of whether they’re for sale. But Frankie’s childhood friend, Jerry, grows to become an ambitious, tough-as-nails district attorney—determined to bring Frankie down.