The Kingdom of Killainโ
โthatโs the Duarte, a big-city hotel at the crossroads of the world.
The grifters, tough lads, girls on the makeโall learn to stay away from Hotel Duarte because Johnny Killainโs in charge there. Thatโs his turfโa flick of his fist makes broken guys and dolls.
So Johnny patrolled the dark corridors in peaceโuntil the night he rounded a bend and looked murder square in the eye.
The blonde lay on the bed in 609, her face a puffed, blue, strangled horror. Her name was Ellen Killain, and she was Johnnyโs ex-wife. His still beloved ex-wife.