Counterfeit Wife
Brett Halliday
COUNTERFEIT WIFE by Brett Halliday
Closing out this column is the return of our favorite redheaded shamus. Also this 1947 entry is the real deal in the series, being written by his creator and not some ghostwriter, so you know you’re in for a treat, which is exactly what this story is.
The funny thing is, it’s all Mike Shayne’s own fault he got sucked into this one. As we see, Shayne is ready to leave Miami to start a new life in New Orleans, only to get a phone call from his current secretary, who says she’s quitting. So as Shayne is deciding what to do, a man in a hurry asks him for his now-useless plane ticket. The man pays off Shayne with two $100 bills, with the bonus problem of getting their bags mixed up.
Obviously, this is ground zero for what is to come. After the plane leaves, a blond woman turns up looking for the man who just left. Shayne can’t believe a woman like this would be interested in such a schlub, so he follows her back to town. She stops off at a bar, so Shayne figures he can make some time with her and orders himself some drinks with his newfound cash. Except right away, the owner of the bar wants to know where Shayne got he money.
Take a wild guess what the money is, folks (it’s right there in the title). But since it’s a Shayne novel, there’s another problem: a kidnapped girl and her ransom money gone missing. And why is a former senator concerned about the money and what could be his connection to it all? It’s all cleared up by the end in typical Shayne style, which is what makes the earlier books so great. There are no gimmicks or cheap thrills – just some hardboiled fun wrapped up in a Robert McGinnis cover.
Closing out this column is the return of our favorite redheaded shamus. Also this 1947 entry is the real deal in the series, being written by his creator and not some ghostwriter, so you know you’re in for a treat, which is exactly what this story is.
The funny thing is, it’s all Mike Shayne’s own fault he got sucked into this one. As we see, Shayne is ready to leave Miami to start a new life in New Orleans, only to get a phone call from his current secretary, who says she’s quitting. So as Shayne is deciding what to do, a man in a hurry asks him for his now-useless plane ticket. The man pays off Shayne with two $100 bills, with the bonus problem of getting their bags mixed up.
Obviously, this is ground zero for what is to come. After the plane leaves, a blond woman turns up looking for the man who just left. Shayne can’t believe a woman like this would be interested in such a schlub, so he follows her back to town. She stops off at a bar, so Shayne figures he can make some time with her and orders himself some drinks with his newfound cash. Except right away, the owner of the bar wants to know where Shayne got he money.
Take a wild guess what the money is, folks (it’s right there in the title). But since it’s a Shayne novel, there’s another problem: a kidnapped girl and her ransom money gone missing. And why is a former senator concerned about the money and what could be his connection to it all? It’s all cleared up by the end in typical Shayne style, which is what makes the earlier books so great. There are no gimmicks or cheap thrills – just some hardboiled fun wrapped up in a Robert McGinnis cover.
عام:
1960
الناشر:
Dell
اللغة:
english
ISBN:
21DD39B4-FE58-4038-87EC-5FD5319BC1A0
ملف:
MOBI , 446 KB
IPFS:
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english, 1960
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