Body Rub - Mark Andrews

Young investigative reporter Ken Hawkins is assigned to expose the hidden world behind New York City's massage parlours, where seemingly legitimate businesses conceal a lucrative network of prostitution, organised crime and corruption. As his investigation uncovers mob connections and a string of suspicious disappearances, he teams up with Kathy, a young artist who works part-time in one of the parlours. When a missing woman is found dead, the pair find themselves drawn into a dangerous investigation that puts both their lives at risk. Combining hard-boiled crime fiction with the gritty exploitation themes popular in the 1970s, Body Rub blends murder mystery, investigative journalism and organised crime with the seedy underworld of Times Square. A fast-paced pulp thriller, it captures the era's fascination with vice, corruption and urban noir.