The Secret

  “Careful Lou. He’s no pushover,” muttered Filly.

  “Heh-heh, heh-heh. Pushover. Yeah, push him over is exactly what I’m going to do. Just stand clear, Fil.”

  Filly. She’d set me up. My God, how long had they been planning this?

  I looked at her and shook my head. I’d been stupid!

  The bitch smirked.

  Chieppa moved forward, cautiously, on the balls of his feet.

  They’d made a fatal mistake.…

  “His characters are compelling, his dialogue is dramatic, and his style is simple and straightforward.”

  —The Los Angeles Times

  This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

  THE SECRET

  Copyright © 2000 by the Estate of Harold Robbins

  All rights reserved.

  A Forge Book

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  ISBN: 0-812-57179-7

  First edition: April 2000

  First mass market edition: June 2001

  eISBN 9781466833777

  First eBook edition: December 2012