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Layout for Murder

By Edward D. Hoch

Release : 2012-09-02

Genre : Hard-Boiled Mysteries, Books, Mysteries & Thrillers, Mystery Short Stories

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Art Crockett, one of the unsung heroes of noir fiction from the 1950s gives us three rough and tumble tales. 
In “TNT Temptress!” private eye, Juan Kelly, has more than his hands full when a beautiful female wrestler comes to beat him up for placing her boyfriend, a loan shark, in the hospital. Juan just survives the battle with the red-headed beauty and decides to help her out, as if he had a choice. 
“Requiem for a Hood” tells the ‘other side’ of the story of a hood that was just considered a cancer on society. Was there something soft inside this rogue or was it something else entirely.
In “Carnival of Lust” Juan Kelly returns to find himself caged with four unhappy lions. Strippers, Belly Dancers, carnies, lions and a cobra could all be after out to kill Juan. For they would stop at nothing to prevent Juan from discovering the killer of the beautiful Drassa Lee. 
 

Layout for Murder

By Edward D. Hoch

Release : 2012-09-02

Genre : Hard-Boiled Mysteries, Books, Mysteries & Thrillers, Mystery Short Stories

Kind : ebook

(0 ratings)
Art Crockett, one of the unsung heroes of noir fiction from the 1950s gives us three rough and tumble tales. 
In “TNT Temptress!” private eye, Juan Kelly, has more than his hands full when a beautiful female wrestler comes to beat him up for placing her boyfriend, a loan shark, in the hospital. Juan just survives the battle with the red-headed beauty and decides to help her out, as if he had a choice. 
“Requiem for a Hood” tells the ‘other side’ of the story of a hood that was just considered a cancer on society. Was there something soft inside this rogue or was it something else entirely.
In “Carnival of Lust” Juan Kelly returns to find himself caged with four unhappy lions. Strippers, Belly Dancers, carnies, lions and a cobra could all be after out to kill Juan. For they would stop at nothing to prevent Juan from discovering the killer of the beautiful Drassa Lee. 
 

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