Part of Series
Shayne isn't one to say no to a gorgeous, rich young doll who gets absolutely everything she wants - and what she wants is him. But he changes his tune when he finds her cold and lifeless body on his bed. The dead girl's stepfather is a slippery politician who'd be happy to watch Shayne fry - for a crime he didn't commit. Mike Shayne knows it's a frame-up. But what exactly is the game...and who's calling the plays? He's a tough private eye with a nose for trouble, an eye for the ladies, and two fists for anyone who stands in his way. He works out of Miami, but he's no fashion plate with a fast car. Shayne's a hard-drinking, tough-minded guy on the wrong end of thirty. He's in a business where nobody gets rich, and every new case seems just a little dirtier than the last.
Author
AKA David Dresser Excerpt from Wikipedia: Brett Halliday (July 31, 1904 - February 4, 1977), primary pen name of Davis Dresser, was an American mystery writer, best known for the long-lived series of Mike Shayne novels he wrote, and later commissioned others to write. Dresser wrote non-series mysteries, westerns and romances under the names Asa Baker, Matthew Blood, Kathryn Culver, Don Davis, Hal Debrett, Anthony Scott, Peter Field, and Anderson Wayne.
