the Cellar (1)

Helen had dealt with Jordan before, when she worked for the Ministry of Defence. He was a seducer and a fraudster, and Jordan had attempted to silence her to protect himself and the fake weapon he had devised. Helen had escaped and Jordan fled from the law. Now he was back and he bore a grudge.
Helen couldn’t know it, but this time Jordan was accompanied by a real gangster, an Italian American steeped in the honour system of the Mafia. Cross him and he would not rest until the debt was paid and honour restored. This time her enemy was therefore doubly dangerous, yet she was going to poke the wasps nest with a short stick. Little did she know.....