Murder on the Side — Day Keene

The beautiful woman with the stockings tied around her neck was still warm when her husband found her. But Hanson dyed his hair, packed his bags and headed for Mexico on a false passport. Hanson was innocent, but knew no-one would ever believe him. He was in love with his secretary who had already involved him in murder. Somewhere in the city a killer was happy: two deaths and one to go, and it was Hanson who the state would burn.