<p><b>Ex-cons, armed robberies and scams in Miami - another classic crime thriller from the masterful Elmore Leonard.</b><br><br>After serving time for armed robbery, Ernest ''Stick'' Stickley is back on the outside and trying to stay legit. But it''s tough staying straight in a crooked town - and Miami is a pirate''s paradise, where investment fat cats and lowlife drug dealers hold hands and dance. <br><br>And when a crazed player chooses Stick at random to die for another man''s sins, the struggling ex-con is left with no choice but to dive right back into the game. Besides, Stick knows a good thing when he sees it - and a golden opportunity to run a very profitable sweet-revenge scam seems much too tasty to pass up</p>