When a notorious gambler pays the ultimate price, a PI is called in to
investigate, in this Golden Age mystery by the author of The Iron
Spiders. At Miami’s Sunset Bridge Club, Edward Fowler has quite the
reputation for playing fast and loose with money—and women—until
he’s found seated at the poker table with an unusual knife in his
back. Even more peculiar is the playing card discovered on the table:
an eleven of diamonds. Miles Standish Rice has a reputation too, but
it’s for his knack for solving bizarre cases. That’s why Miami’s
chief of police wants the private detective’s help on this one—as
does wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Farraday. Scraps of a torn check
signed by Farraday’s son were found in Fowler’s hotel room, and
the businessman is willing to pay top dollar to clear his offspring of
any ties to foul play. So with an inquisitive mind—and an expensive
appetite—Rice pledges to solve this strange puzzle of death and
intrigue. But entering Fowler’s dangerous, high-stakes world means
risking everything—including Rice’s life.Baynard Kendrick was a
founding member of the Mystery Writers of America, the holder of the
organization’s first membership card, and a winner of its Grand
Master Award.
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ISBN
9781504065641
Publisert
2021
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MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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