![]() When June's evil sister Dorothy arrives, she betrays June by initiating a sexual liaison with Ben. Though cruel to June, Ben conducts his racketeering with a gentle touch. Grace assumes control of the syndicate's illicit operations. June falls in love with Ben and, under his influence, betrays Jansen. ![]() Ben is resentful of his exploitation by Sol and schemes to be more than a mere "chiseler." When a political reform party arises led by a local dairyman Jansen, Grace infiltrates the movement and enlists the support of reformer June Lyons to destroy Sol politically. Ben Grace is chauffeur and factotum for racketeer Sol Caspar who controls the city government and presides over local gambling and prostitution. The story takes place in the Midwestern metropolis of Lake City, population 220,000. The book was adapted to film by RKO-Benedict Bogeaus Productions in 1956, appearing as Slightly Scarlet. The work is one of only three of Cain's novels told from the third-person point-of-view. The story is set in a Midwestern town where rival gangsters struggle to maintain control of their criminal enterprises. ![]() Love's Lovely Counterfeit is a hard-boiled short novel by James M. ![]()
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