The Double Cross

The double-cross is a theme often seen in mysteries and this book is no exception. In this case, the double cross appears from the first time the two groups - the United States government and the Florenzo Family - come together. As they're leaving the farmhouse, Frankie "the Cat" Rao is killed in cold blood by his own driver simply because others involved with the plan to implement the murders is considered an "inappropriate" risk to the plan. The double cross is seen again as Carrie Rose heads to the Swiss bank to retrieve the money Damian had placed there as a failsafe - in case they had trouble getting out of San Dominica with their payment for the murders. Carrie also double-crosses her former partner, Nicki Handy, in the tiny Parisian bistro. Both Brooks Campbell and Harold Hill are likely planning to double cross Damian...