The Girl in the Cockpit — Michael Avallone

ED NOON MYSTERY #25

"Like all of us, Ed Noon had read the novel and seen the movie-- but now somebody was running a special version of The Godfather just for him."

Rich and powerful Giovanni Ricco lay dead in his junkyard. his son Johnny and his gang were out for some old fashioned sadistic vengeance. His swinging daughter Terry was perfectly cast as irresistible bait for a deadly trap. And starring in the role of victim for the big hit was Ed Noon himself-- but the only Oscar he'd be getting was a pretty headstone for his mangled corpse...