Bet On Murder

Bet On Murder – Three stories of kidnapping, murder, frame-ups, greed and espionage on the World War II home front.The Bookie Bets on Murder (1945)Gilbert wasn't shipping his race horses for the benefit of a crooked bookie ring—not after he'd had a son killed in action. But neither did he like his daughter being kidnapped. That's where Phelan came in—to find that even a private detective couldn't prevent murderChapter IChapter II – Family TroubleChapter III – Sikes And His Merry MenChapter IV – Lost and FoundChapter V – Ambush KillerChapter VI – Dog Eat DogChapter VII – Murder Strikes AgainChapter VIII – The Pay OffChapter IX – Lady KillerThe Frankie & Johnny Murder (1942)The place was run wide open, and the soldiers loved it. Then one of them was found, brutally murdered, and the two women who were in charge knew that they must step carefully for a while or they'd be in trouble greater than they could handleThree Women and a Corpse (1943)I wouldn't have known the girl from a bar of soap— but she knew me, and enlisted my aid. I should have known there was something screwy about it when she never made clear what she wanted me to do— but, they say, love is blind!Chapter IChapter II – The Ladies—God Bless Them!Chapter III – The KnifeChapter IV – The Tell-Tale StainChapter V – Proposition from the BoysChapter VI – The Ten BillsChapter VII – A Threat and a PromiseChapter VIII – Another Kind of MoneyChapter IX – Gun PlayChapter X – Money HungryBet On Murder contains 35 illustrations.