Chrysalis,theglass-skinnedqueenoftheJokerunderworld,hasbeenfoundbrutallymurderedinherpopularrestaurant,theCrystalPalace.Nowtwomenareouttofindherkiller-JayAckroyd,theAceprivatedetectivewhodiscoveredherruinedbody,andthevigilantearcherknownasTheYeoman,whohasbeenframedforthecrime.Theirquestleadsthemonanightmarejourneyofmadness,violence,passionandintriguethatwillforeveralterthefateofthosewhocontractedtheWildCardvirus.CollaborativelywrittenbyGeorgeR.R.MartinandJohnJ.Miller,thisisbothagrippingmysteryandachillingstoryofsuspense.
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