Lawrence Block's third book in his hilarious Tanner series is back...And this time the intrepid spy is up to his neck in a dozen leggy beauties and a life-and-death smuggling assignment out of the cold corners of Russia.

Praise for the Tanner series:

"Reminiscent of the tongue-in-cheek novels of Donald Hamilton or even Ian Fleming's classic James Bond stories."--BookPage

Lawrence Block is"A Master."--People

"The thoughtful reader's answer to the slapstick antics of the Austin Powers movie." --Rocky Mountain News

"One of our best authors." --San Diego Union-Tribune

"A writer of wit and skill." --Detroit Free Press

* Block was named a Grandmaster by the Mystery Writers of America
* Four-time winner of the Edgar Award, four-time winner of the Shamus Award, and the first recipient of the Nero Wolfe Award
* Other Tanner novels from Signet: The Thief Who Couldn't Sleep, The Cancelled Czech, and Tanner on Ice
* Signet also publishes the Bernie Rhodenbarr and Chip Harrison series by Block, including 1999's The Burglar in the Rye