Price of Murder

Price of Murder by John D. MacDonald. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780449134887.

On the surface, they seem like three very different Danny Bronson, a cunning ex-con struggling to go straight; his brother, Lee, a former Gridiron star turned college professor; and Johnny Keefler, a crooked parole officer who lives for revenge. But they all grew up in the same corner of town, a grim little slum known as The Sink, where life is cheap and might makes right.And a story thats just as dark unfolds when their paths cross as men - at the intersection of brutal violence, illicit liaisons, a foolproof scam and the intoxicating allure of cold, hard cash.