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A dead man and a pile of missing money have two Chicago detectives investigating the deceased's daughter in this entry in the Edgar Award-winning series. Tens of thousands of dollars have disappeared from the city of Chicago's coffers, and the late Jason Rogers is the likely embezzler. So Rogers's daughter seems to be the one to interview to determine where the funds are stashed. But the nephew-and-uncle team of Ed and Ambrose Hunter is hitting a brick wall as the woman remains show more tight-lipped and loyal. The pair of private detectives is going to have to dig deeper if they want to balance the books of justice . . . "[Fredric Brown is] a real pro--a natural storyteller." --The New York Times Book Review show lessTags
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Hunter & Hunter is a detective agency in Chicago. Ed Hunter and his Uncle Am are hired to find out if a man accused of embezzlement gave his daughter information about the location of the missing money before he died. This one was the weaker books in my pulp collection, with the younger Hunter falling for the gal they are supposed to be investigating. There was also too much explaining at the end. I didn't dislike the book, it just wasn't as good as most.
Una bella dama en dificultades... y la agencia de detectives de Hunter y Hunter fue lanzada como un cohete, especialmente yo, el socio más joven e impresionable. Cavé directamente y agité algún polvo que algunas personas pensaban que se había agitado para siempre. Después, un día, por pura torpeza, encendí una mecha que hizo explotar el caso y apuntó una pistola hacia mi corazón...
Nov 16, 2010Spanish
Les agréables fantaisies d'une époques rêvée et caricaturée.
Oct 16, 2014French
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