No Pockets in a Shroud A Smashing Detective Story |
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| Author:
| Deming, Richard |
| Series title: | Black Mask Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4804-6236-6 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2014 |
| Publisher: | MysteriousPress.com
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $2.99 |
Book Description:
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Two gambling kingpins go to war--and Manville Moon is caught in the middle When an upstart gangster named Byron Wade threatens Louis Bagnell's gambling empire, Bagnell attempts to hire Manville Moon, a detective whose loss of a leg has not diminished his reputation as a tough guy. Preferring to remain neutral, Moon turns down Bagnell's offer and refuses Wade's as well. But Wade does not want another gunman. He wants a sleuth--to investigate his own...
More Description Two gambling kingpins go to war--and Manville Moon is caught in the middle
When an upstart gangster named Byron Wade threatens Louis Bagnell's gambling empire, Bagnell attempts to hire Manville Moon, a detective whose loss of a leg has not diminished his reputation as a tough guy. Preferring to remain neutral, Moon turns down Bagnell's offer and refuses Wade's as well. But Wade does not want another gunman. He wants a sleuth--to investigate his own murder, should the coming war leave him dead. They are negotiating over a platter of chop suey when Louis Bagnell turns up murdered.
Was Wade using Moon as an alibi, or did Bagnell's killer come from within his own gang? Double-crosses come faster than bullets in this twisting novella, but even on one leg, Manville Moon will have no trouble keeping up.