When Eddie Sands decides to blackmail a famous Hollywood star whose sex life could ruin his screen career， he sets off a chain of events that leads straight to the white-hot center of Las Vegas， and brings down on himself the attentions of Tony Parisi， the mob s kingpin of Las Vegas， and FBI agent John Novak. "Shakedown is a gem. Stopped writing to read it， something I have sworn I would never do， but couldn t help it." - Elmore Leonard