They hopped a boxcar and made a run for it. He was a wanted man – she was a woman who thought she's found her man. It was an outlawed passion, and it was doomed from the start…for crime always has a cost, and a life on the run is no life at all – unless you're willing to risk everything!
When Mac, renowned Chicago private eye, took on his newest case, it looked like he was going to earn an easy ten grand fee. His assignment was to deliver one million dollars in cool cash to the daughter of his client, notorious ex-gangster Marco Paul, upon the man's eventual death. <P> However, Mac's client was a cold corpse before he had a chance to tell Mac where the money was stashed. <P> From then on, his life wasn't worth two cents. Someone thought Mac knew the whereabouts of the cash, and decided to use some strongarm tactics to get it out of him. Mac had to pin down both the killer and the money fast, now that his days were numbered – for someone wanted him very, very dead… <P> "Excitement and action… Good solid Dewey." – San Francisco Examiner and Chronicle
Sam Brokaw was a crook and a heel. He had a big job planned as soon as he got out of jail. But he didn't count on his jilted girlfriend, who wanted him put away for life – or Mac.<P>This short story is counted as #18 in the Mac detective series. <P> "Mac is one of our best private eyes." – San Francisco Chronicle <P> "Thomas B. Dewey is one of detective fiction's severely underrated writers!" – Bill Pronzini <P> "Mac has been called one of the most believable and humane PI's in crime fiction. He is reluctant to use either his gun or his fists, but will do so when the situation demands it, or in self-defense; he doesn't merely solve his clients' cases, but provides moral support and sympathy as well; and perhaps most notable of all, Mac feels, and is not afraid to show itópain, loss, sorrow, loneliness." –thrillingdetective.com
So unmoving was the girl sitting on the wet rocks that, at first, she seemed a permanent feature of the rugged seascape. She was wearing an expensive evening dress and high-heel slippers. She seemed to be in a deep trance, her gaze fixed on the sea, motionless except for the tossing of her delicate blond hair in the morning breeze. And as his steps brought him closer, he thought he had never seen anything so strange, so lovely, so vulnerable … until he caught sight of the gun in her hand!
#17 in the Mac detective series. <P> "Mac is one of our best private eyes." – San Francisco Chronicle <P> "Thomas B. Dewey is one of detective fiction's severely underrated writers!" – Bill Pronzini <P> "Mac has been called one of the most believable and humane PI's in crime fiction. He is reluctant to use either his gun or his fists, but will do so when the situation demands it, or in self-defense; he doesn't merely solve his clients' cases, but provides moral support and sympathy as well; and perhaps most notable of all, Mac feels, and is not afraid to show itópain, loss, sorrow, loneliness." –thrillingdetective.com
They hopped a boxcar and made a run for it. He was a wanted man – she was a woman who thought she's found her man. It was an outlawed passion, and it was doomed from the start…for crime always has a cost, and a life on the run is no life at all – unless you're willing to risk everything!
#4 in the Singer Batts mystery series, by Thomas B. Dewey.<P> Thomas B. Dewey wrote four novels featuring Singer Batts, bibliophile and hotel owner. Singer prefers the company of his books and an occasional foray into the Lonely Hearts Club world. But he keeps getting embroiled in murders!<P>
The Boston Herald called the first book «well paced and lively,» and The Saturday Review called it, «lively, lurid, and outspoken.» Author Dorothy Hughes said: «It's murder and mayhem and hold onto your hats. Amusing and amazing.» <P> And they’re all a lot of fun.
#3 in the Singer Batts series, by Thomas B. Dewey.<P> Thomas B. Dewey wrote four novels featuring Singer Batts, bibliophile and hotel owner. Singer prefers the company of his books and an occasional foray into the Lonely Hearts Club world. But he keeps getting embroiled in murders!<P>
The Boston Herald called the first book «well paced and lively,» and The Saturday Review called it, «lively, lurid, and outspoken.» Author Dorothy Hughes said: «It's murder and mayhem and hold onto your hats. Amusing and amazing.» <P> And they’re all a lot of fun.
#2 in the Singer Batts mystery series, by Thomas B. Dewey.<P> Thomas B. Dewey wrote four novels featuring Singer Batts, bibliophile and hotel owner. Singer prefers the company of his books and an occasional foray into the Lonely Hearts Club world. But he keeps getting embroiled in murders!<P>
The Boston Herald called the first book «well paced and lively,» and The Saturday Review called it, «lively, lurid, and outspoken.» Author Dorothy Hughes said: «It's murder and mayhem and hold onto your hats. Amusing and amazing.» <P> And they’re all a lot of fun.
Thomas B. Dewey wrote four novels featuring Singer Batts, bibliophile and hotel owner. Singer prefers the company of his books and an occasional foray into the Lonely Hearts Club world. But he keeps getting embroiled in murders!<P>
The Boston Herald called the first book «well paced and lively,» and The Saturday Review called it, «lively, lurid, and outspoken.» Author Dorothy Hughes said: «It's murder and mayhem and hold onto your hats. Amusing and amazing.» <P> And they’re all a lot of fun.