Rackets, Inc.: A Johnny Merak Classic Crime Novel

Small-time crook Johnny Merak is determined to get Maxie Temple, a former crime boss who''d framed him for a three-year stretch in San Quentin, and is now returning home from Mexican exile. But the 1950s Los Angeles Underworld wants Temple and Merak dead, and decides that by killing Temple, they can remove both men with one shot. But Merak isn''t having any of the deal--he wants to clear his name ...