The Sugared Game by K.J. CharlesMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Two months have passed since the first book. Will Darling's uncle's probate has come through so he is even more prosperous and the second-hand bookshop is doing well.
His friend Maisie gets a voucher for a free bottle of champagne at a nightclub from one of her clients and persuades Will to go along, although it isn't really his idea of fun. When wandering the nightclub Will discovers that the higher levels are almost exclusively populated by thugs and what appear to be drug dealers and he is warned away by the oily club manager. Shortly afterwards he runs into a former superior officer who is now reduced to acting as a waiter in the nightclub and they agree to meet for a drink to catch-up on old times.
However, it turns out that the nightclub is a front for the Zodiac gang (or whatever they call themselves) and Will has unwittingly put himself in the spotlight because they can't believe he's there for innocent purposes. Next thing, Kim is back on the scene being as devious as ever.
Suffice to say that there are more fight sequences than any James Bond film, there's blackmail, double-crossing, safe-cracking, fur coats, dinner at The Criterion, fashion designers, and it all ends in a wonderful finale. Can't wait to read the third book.
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