"Time to Prey" by Frank Kane is a gripping noir mystery that plunges readers into the gritty underworld of New York City.

Blossom Lee lay sprawled across the bed . . . her bare arm stretched above her head. Jet black hair framed the magnificence of her features-dark, liquid eyes, slightly slanted-soft, inviting lips, a slash of crimson in the ivory cast of her skin.

It wasn't his case . . .

His girl . . .

Or his problem . . .

but Johnny Liddell had a personal interest in this little caper. He didn't ask to be the Feds "receiver" on a pass of inside info on the smuggling racket, but he was. He didn't ask to have a couple of hoods beat the living daylights out of him to get the info back, but they did. As a matter of fact, for the first time in his life, Johnny Liddell wasn't asking for trouble.

Frank Kane's Johnny Liddell series has always been a solid hardboiled read, pulpy good, and a solid read. This novel is no exception. In Time to Prey, filled with pulse-pounding action, unexpected twists, and razor-sharp dialogue.

Time to Prey is a classic tale of noir suspense that will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very last page.