description: Bad enough was Luis' violent quarrel with redheaded Alison Weir, the only woman who had ever given him the remotest thought of settling down. But also on his hands was the case of a rapist murderer who was terrorizing Los Angeles, one of whose crimes had probably already sent an innocent man to the gas chamber.Alison, meanwhile, through such well meaning friends as Sgt. Hackett and his bride, was subjected to a parade of suitors well meaning, no doubt, but such pallid fare after Luis ....Then one of Mendoza's famous "hunches" points the way toward a solution to the case but it points too close to home with none other than Alison herself heading inexorably toward disaster.
language: English
title: Knave of Hearts
titlecomplete: Knave of Hearts
genres: Mystery
ratings_count: 106
series: Lieutenant Luis Mendoza
awards: awardedAt: -220896000000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Mysterious Press