I Have Gloria Kirby — Richard Himmel

I HAVE GLORIA KIRBY by RICHARD HIMMEL (original publication, 1951)
Johnny Maguire, now a successful attorney, has escaped the dark, slum-world to which he was born, or so he thinks. So has the woman he once loved, Gloria Kirby, now the favorite woman of a wealthy gangster, or so she thinks. But she is about to walk back into his life with a lot of money, a lot of troubles, and a dangerous proposition. Johnny has enough brains not to say 'yes,' but too much heart to say 'get lost.' Johnny Maguire was featured in at least eleven novels, but his creator, Richard Himmel, once a favorite of the genre, has slipped into obscurity. His explosive and passionate style deserves to be rediscovered. Here's your chance.