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The Name of the Game is Revenge

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An old and bitter rivalry, which has morphed over the years into an obsessive quest for revenge and blood... Long-buried guilt over a series of tragic events that happened a decade ago... A sometimes-partnership, one that has gradually progressed from wariness to a tentative respect and trust to something else, something  more ... Hapless young Chinese women, who have unwittingly become prey for a sadistic madman bent on making a point... These various elements come crashing together for one terrifying 12-hour period in S. J. Rozan's latest tale of suspense--once again featuring her New York private detectives Bill Smith and Lydia Chin--  On the Line . The chain of events leading up to this eventful half-day begins with the mundane ringing of a cell phone. Bill, intently concentrating on the new piece he's been struggling to learn on the piano, stops what he's doing and picks up because the ring tone is Lydia's--the  only  person for whom he's willing to drop