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* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler: Billy was Clancy's brother, but was viewed as an embarrassment and a threat to his cushy new life by Clancy, which was why his brother used him as a fall guy and eventually killed him]].
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* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler: Billy was Clancy's brother, brother]], but was viewed as an embarrassment and a threat to his cushy new life by Clancy, [[spoiler:Clancy]], which was why his brother used [[spoiler:used him as a fall guy guy]] and eventually killed him]].him.
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* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: [[spoiler:Before having Clay kill Clancy, Ed makes sure to emphasize to him that he wouldn't be in that situation if he'd just asked Ed for help in dealing with his blackmailing wife, which Ed would have been happy to do]].
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* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: [[spoiler:Before Before having Clay kill Clancy, [[spoiler:Clancy]], Ed makes sure to emphasize to him that he wouldn't be in that situation if he'd just asked Ed for help in dealing with his [[spoiler:his blackmailing wife, wife]], which Ed would have been happy to do]].do.
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* DeceasedFallGuyGambit: [[spoiler: Once Billy-Billy is murdered to the police believe he committed the murders and the mob lets them think it. This backfires on the killer as while killing Billy-Billy eliminates the police manhunt it also causes the mob to decide to just kill him once he's caught, rather than let the law handle him]].
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* DeceasedFallGuyGambit: [[spoiler: Once Billy-Billy is murdered to murdered, the police believe he committed the murders and the mob lets them think it. it.]] This actually backfires on the killer as while killing Billy-Billy eliminates it ends the police manhunt once they think the killer is dead, it also causes the mob to decide to just kill him once he's caught, rather than let the law handle him]].him.
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* MafiaPrincess: Its mentioned that Ganolese has a daughter login to a fancy boarding school whose unaware of how he makes his living (something which is also true of Clancy's wife and kids).
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* MafiaPrincess: Its mentioned that Ganolese has a daughter login going to a fancy boarding school whose unaware of how he makes his living (something which is also true of Clancy's wife and kids).
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* NeverOneMurder: It's three, by the final chapters. [[spoiler:And then the killer falls victim to TheKillerBecomesTheKilled]].
* PsychoForHire: Clay describes another mob assassin he once had drinks with who proudly boasted about how much he loves the killing itself and was fully convinced that everyone else in the world feels the same way (something Clay denies, stating that he is capable of being shockingly dispassionate, but doesn't enjoy his work).
* PsychoForHire: Clay describes another mob assassin he once had drinks with who proudly boasted about how much he loves the killing itself and was fully convinced that everyone else in the world feels the same way (something Clay denies, stating that he is capable of being shockingly dispassionate, but doesn't enjoy his work).
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* NeverOneMurder: It's three, by the final chapters. [[spoiler:And chapters, and then the killer falls victim to TheKillerBecomesTheKilled]].
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* PsychoForHire: Clay describes another mob assassin he once had drinks with who proudly boasted about how much heloves loved the killing itself and was fully convinced that everyone else in the world feels the same way (something Clay denies, stating that he is capable of being shockingly dispassionate, dispassionate about murder, but doesn't enjoy his work).
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* VillainousBSOD: The killer, after being exposed and left at the mercy of the mob, makes a [[BadLiar weak attempt at denial]] then practically shuts down in terror, barely able to say anything.
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* VillainousBSOD: The killer, after being exposed and left at the mercy of the mob, makes a [[BadLiar weak attempt at denial]] then practically shuts down in terror, barely able to say anything.anything besides Ed's name, in a faint, pleading tone.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: During Clay's summation, Starkweather the mob accountant, quickly realizing the direction this is going, excuses himself and hurries away due to not wanting to be a witness to a murder.
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* AmbiguousEnding: The novel ends with someone knocking on Clay's door, right as [[spoiler: he's realized that he'll be implicated in the following investigation due to the tracks he made, with Clay desperately trying to convince himself that the knocking is coming from a call girl he ordered, and not Ed deciding that YouKnowTooMuch]].
* AmoralAttorney: The mobs lawyer, Clancy Mitchell, is heavily involved in their activities. [[spoiler:And he's the killer]].
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* AmoralAttorney: The mobs lawyer, Clancy Mitchell, is heavily involved in their activities. [[spoiler:And he's the killer]].
* AndroclesLion:
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* AmbiguousEnding: The novel ends with someone knocking on Clay's door, right as [[spoiler: he's realized that he'll be implicated in the following investigation due to the tracks he made, Clancy's wife knowing about him, with Clay desperately trying to convince himself that the knocking is coming from a call girl he ordered, and not Ed deciding that YouKnowTooMuch]].
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* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler: Billy was Clancy's brother, but was viewed as an embarrassment by him, which was why his brother used him as a fall guy and eventually killed him]].
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* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler: Billy was Clancy's brother, but was viewed as an embarrassment and a threat to his cushy new life by him, Clancy, which was why his brother used him as a fall guy and eventually killed him]].
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* TheCynic: Clay is thorughouly convinced that there isn't a person in the world who isn't at least mildly crooked in actions, at heart or both, and that he is a prime example of AtLeastIAdmitIt.
* DarkSecret: Mavis was married because [[spoiler:She was still legally married to Clancy and could have had him arrested and disgraced for bigamy, as well as a past embezzlement charge which had led to him going on the run and abandoning her in the first place]].
* DeceasedFallGuyGambit: [[spoiler: Once Billy-Billy is murdered to]].
* GoldDigger: The only men Mavis was interested in were ones with money and power.
* HypocrisyNod: Clay pisses off the books SympatheticInspectorAntagonist by pointing out how even if he isn't corrupt in the sense of taking money, he has quite likely shut his eyes to other people taking graft or done things like throw away the traffic ticket of someone who [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney has too much clout to go against]].
* DarkSecret: Mavis was married because [[spoiler:She was still legally married to Clancy and could have had him arrested and disgraced for bigamy, as well as a past embezzlement charge which had led to him going on the run and abandoning her in the first place]].
* DeceasedFallGuyGambit: [[spoiler: Once Billy-Billy is murdered to]].
* GoldDigger: The only men Mavis was interested in were ones with money and power.
* HypocrisyNod: Clay pisses off the books SympatheticInspectorAntagonist by pointing out how even if he isn't corrupt in the sense of taking money, he has quite likely shut his eyes to other people taking graft or done things like throw away the traffic ticket of someone who [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney has too much clout to go against]].
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* TheCynic: Clay is thorughouly thoroughly convinced that there isn't a person in the world who isn't at least mildly crooked in actions, at heart or both, and that he is a prime example of AtLeastIAdmitIt.
* DarkSecret: Mavis wasmarried murdered because [[spoiler:She was still legally married to Clancy and could have had him arrested and disgraced for bigamy, as well as a past embezzlement charge which had led to him going on the run and abandoning her in the first place]].
* DeceasedFallGuyGambit: [[spoiler: Once Billy-Billy is murderedto]].to the police believe he committed the murders and the mob lets them think it. This backfires on the killer as while killing Billy-Billy eliminates the police manhunt it also causes the mob to decide to just kill him once he's caught, rather than let the law handle him]].
* GoldDigger: The only men Mavis was interested in were ones with money andpower.
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* HypocrisyNod: Clay pisses off the books SympatheticInspectorAntagonist by pointing out how even if he isn't corrupt in the sense of taking money, he has quite likely shut his eyes to otherpeople cops taking graft or done things like throw away the traffic ticket of someone who [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney has too much clout to go against]].
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The title has no relation to the trope ''Main/TheCutie'' (and probably pre-dates it) but instead refers to the TranquilFury phrase that Ganolese sarcastically uses to describe the killer who ic causing him such a headache.
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The title has no relation to the trope ''Main/TheCutie'' (and probably pre-dates it) but instead refers to the TranquilFury TermsOfEndangerment phrase that Ganolese sarcastically uses to describe the killer who ic is causing him such a headache.
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* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: [[spoiler:Before having Clay kill Clancy, Ed makes sure to emphasize to him that he wouldn't be in that situation if he'd just asked Ed for help in dealing with his blackmailing wife, which Ed would have been happy to do]].
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* DarkSecret: Mavis was married because [[spoiler:She was still legally married to Clancy and could have had him arrested and disgraced for bigamy, as well as a past embezzlement charge which had led to him login on the run and abandoning her in the first place]].
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* DarkSecret: Mavis was married because [[spoiler:She was still legally married to Clancy and could have had him arrested and disgraced for bigamy, as well as a past embezzlement charge which had led to him login going on the run and abandoning her in the first place]].
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The title has no relation to the trope ''Main/TheCutie'' (and probably pre-dates it) but instead refers to the TranquilFury phrase that Ganolese sarcastically uses to describe the killer who ic causing him such a headache.
* TheCynic: Clay is thorughouly convinced that there isn't a person in the world who isn't at least mildly crooked in actions, at heart or both, and that he is a prime example of AtLeastIAdmitIt.
* HypocrisyNod: Clay pisses off the books SympatheticInspectorAntagonist by pointing out how even if he isn't corrupt in the sense of taking money, he has quite likely shut his eyes to other people taking graft or done things like throw away the traffic ticket of someone who [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney has too much clout to go against]].
--> '''Detective Grimes:''' There are things I have to do that I don't have any choice over. [[BerserkButton And I don't like to be reminded of them.]]
--> '''Detective Grimes:''' There are things I have to do that I don't have any choice over. [[BerserkButton And I don't like to be reminded of them.]]
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* NeverOneMurder: It's three, by the final chapters. [[spoiler:And then the killer falls victim to TheKillerBecomesTheKilled]].
* PsychoForHire: Clay describes another mob assassin he once had drinks with who proudly boasted about how much he loves the killing itself and was fully convinced that everyone else in the world feels the same way (something Clay denies, stating that he is capable of being shockingly dispassionate, but doesn't enjoy his work).
* PsychoForHire: Clay describes another mob assassin he once had drinks with who proudly boasted about how much he loves the killing itself and was fully convinced that everyone else in the world feels the same way (something Clay denies, stating that he is capable of being shockingly dispassionate, but doesn't enjoy his work).
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* LateArrivalSpoiler: A later Westlake novel which features the return of Ed Genovese Clay works for features a major, albeit subtle clue to the solution of the mystery. [[spoiler:Ed has a different lawyer]].
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* LateArrivalSpoiler: A later Westlake novel which features the return of Ed Genovese Clay works for Ganolese, fighting a mob war against that books protagonist and his father, features a major, albeit subtle clue to the solution of the mystery. mystery in this book. [[spoiler:Ed has a different lawyer]].lawyer than Clancy]].
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The first crime novel by the esteemed Creator/DonaldWestlake. The novel follows mob lieutenant George "Clay" Clayton attempting to solve the murder of local kept woman Mavis St. Paul. Minor mob member Billy-Billy Cantell is framed for the murder, and Clay's boss Ed Genovese ordering him to find the
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The first crime novel by the esteemed Creator/DonaldWestlake. The novel follows mob lieutenant George "Clay" Clayton attempting to solve the murder of local kept woman Mavis St. Paul. Minor mob member Billy-Billy Cantell is framed for the murder, and Clay's boss Ed Genovese Ganolese ordering him to find the
the killer, first planning to turn him over to the police, then for mob justice.
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* MoralityPet: Clay's girlfriend is the person he shows the most warmth and protectiveness towards, although he openly states that he'd kill her if Ed ever asked. At the end of the novel, [[spoiler: Clay dumps her specifically because his feelings for her are getting so strong that he feels their jeopardizing his role as a mob enforcer]].
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* SpeechImpediment: Billy-Billy tends to stammer a bit when he's coming off a heroin binge. He gets called "Billy-Billy" because that's how he stammeringly introduces himself.
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The first crime novel by the esteemed Creator/DonaldWestlake. The novel follows mob lieutenant George "Clay" Clayton attempting to solve the murder of local kept woman Mavis St. Paul. Minor mob member Billy-Billy Cantell is framed for the murder, and Clay's boss Ed Genovese ordering him to find the
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* AddledAddict: Billy-Billy is very erratic and socially stunted from his drug addiction. It really says something when a fellow Junkie whose actual nickname is Junky comes across as a FunctionalAddict next to him.
* AmbiguousEnding: The novel ends with someone knocking on Clay's door, right as [[spoiler: he's realized that he'll be implicated in the following investigation due to the tracks he made, with Clay desperately trying to convince himself that the knocking is coming from a call girl he ordered, and not Ed deciding that YouKnowTooMuch]].
* AmoralAttorney: The mobs lawyer, Clancy Mitchell, is heavily involved in their activities. [[spoiler:And he's the killer]].
* AndroclesLion:
** Clay started working for Ed in the first place after Ed provided him an alibi from a drunk-driving charge.
** Billy-Billy somehow befriended one of Ed's primary drug contacts during WWII (the details are sketchy) enough for the man to demand that Ed and Clay save his neck.
* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler: Billy was Clancy's brother, but was viewed as an embarrassment by him, which was why his brother used him as a fall guy and eventually killed him]].
* ConvictedByPublicOpinion: Clay was shunned by his friend and family after a fatal drunk driving accident in college which he was in fact guilty of but avoided being arrested for.
* DarkSecret: Mavis was married because [[spoiler:She was still legally married to Clancy and could have had him arrested and disgraced for bigamy, as well as a past embezzlement charge which had led to him login on the run and abandoning her in the first place]].
* DeceasedFallGuyGambit: [[spoiler: Once Billy-Billy is murdered two,
* GoldDigger: The only men Mavis was interested in were ones with money and power.
* LateArrivalSpoiler: A later Westlake novel which features the return of Ed Genovese Clay works for features a major, albeit subtle clue to the solution of the mystery. [[spoiler:Ed has a different lawyer]].
* NeverOneMurder: It's three, by the final chapters.
* VillainousBSOD: The killer, after being exposed and left at the mercy of the mob, makes a [[BadLiar weak attempt at denial]] then practically shuts down in terror, barely able to say anything.
* VillainProtagonist: Clay is a cold-blooded, self-righteous killer and racketeer, although with some PetTheDog moments.
!! Tropes:
* AddledAddict: Billy-Billy is very erratic and socially stunted from his drug addiction. It really says something when a fellow Junkie whose actual nickname is Junky comes across as a FunctionalAddict next to him.
* AmbiguousEnding: The novel ends with someone knocking on Clay's door, right as [[spoiler: he's realized that he'll be implicated in the following investigation due to the tracks he made, with Clay desperately trying to convince himself that the knocking is coming from a call girl he ordered, and not Ed deciding that YouKnowTooMuch]].
* AmoralAttorney: The mobs lawyer, Clancy Mitchell, is heavily involved in their activities. [[spoiler:And he's the killer]].
* AndroclesLion:
** Clay started working for Ed in the first place after Ed provided him an alibi from a drunk-driving charge.
** Billy-Billy somehow befriended one of Ed's primary drug contacts during WWII (the details are sketchy) enough for the man to demand that Ed and Clay save his neck.
* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler: Billy was Clancy's brother, but was viewed as an embarrassment by him, which was why his brother used him as a fall guy and eventually killed him]].
* ConvictedByPublicOpinion: Clay was shunned by his friend and family after a fatal drunk driving accident in college which he was in fact guilty of but avoided being arrested for.
* DarkSecret: Mavis was married because [[spoiler:She was still legally married to Clancy and could have had him arrested and disgraced for bigamy, as well as a past embezzlement charge which had led to him login on the run and abandoning her in the first place]].
* DeceasedFallGuyGambit: [[spoiler: Once Billy-Billy is murdered two,
* GoldDigger: The only men Mavis was interested in were ones with money and power.
* LateArrivalSpoiler: A later Westlake novel which features the return of Ed Genovese Clay works for features a major, albeit subtle clue to the solution of the mystery. [[spoiler:Ed has a different lawyer]].
* NeverOneMurder: It's three, by the final chapters.
* VillainousBSOD: The killer, after being exposed and left at the mercy of the mob, makes a [[BadLiar weak attempt at denial]] then practically shuts down in terror, barely able to say anything.
* VillainProtagonist: Clay is a cold-blooded, self-righteous killer and racketeer, although with some PetTheDog moments.
