Another early Ross Thomas novel. This is the book that Charles Bronson "St. Ives" movie was based on.
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Thomas_(author)
 
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30215.Cast_a_Yellow_Shadow

Ross Thomas Novels (Crime Fiction)

The Cold War Swap (1966)
Cast a Yellow Shadow (1967)
The Seersucker Whipsaw (1967)
Singapore Wink (1969)
The Fools in Town are on Our Side (1970)
The Backup Men (1971)
The Porkchoppers (1972)
If You Can't Be Good (1973)
The Money Harvest (1975)
Yellow Dog Contract (1976)
Chinaman's Chance (1978)
The Eighth Dwarf (1979)
The Mordida Man (1981)
Missionary Stew (1983)
Briarpatch (1984)
Out On The Rim (1987)
The Fourth Durango (1989)
Twilight at Mac's Place (1990)
Voodoo, Ltd (1992)
Ah, Treachery! (1994)

As Oliver Bleeck
The Brass Go-Between (1969)
Protocol for a Kidnapping (1971)
The Procane Chronicle (1971) ΓÇô basis for the 1976 Charles Bronson movie St. Ives.
The Highbinders (1973)
No Questions Asked (1976)