Lady Killer
by George Harmon Coxe
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Pub Date Nov 08 2011 | Archive Date Aug 06 2013
Open Road Integrated Media | MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Description
Smuggling leads to murder, with Kent Murdock caught in the middle
When the Kemnora, a stately liner on her maiden voyage, docks in Boston, Kent Murdock is there to cover the story. He’s joined by Harry Felton, a reporter and one-time foreign correspondent in France. As they leave the port, Murdock notices customs officials working over some passengers, but leaves without a second thought. After all, reporters are never bothered at customs.Only later does Murdock learn that he left with a small package in his camera bag, hidden there by someone on the ship—and retrieved later by Felton. He goes to ask Felton why he was used as an unwitting smuggler, but finds the reporter dead on the floor of his apartment. Whatever was in that package was worth killing for, and Murdock will find it, even if it means becoming a target himself.
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Advance Praise
“Lady Killer contains plenty of suspects and an intricate, deftly handled plot. Fans of George Harmon Coxe will not be disappointed.” —The New York Times
“[Kent Murdock] is a very smooth character—sharp-eyed, sophisticated, cynical in speech.” —Rochester Journal
“Coxe’s
heroes are people who stick up for each other, easily inspire trust and
confidence, and who are maybe just a little bit soft at heart.” —Mystery Fancier
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About the Author: George Harmon Coxe (1901–1984) was an early star of hard-boiled crime fiction, best known for characters he created in the seminal pulp magazine Black Mask. Born in upstate New York, he attended Purdue and Cornell Universities before moving to the West Coast to work in newspapers. In 1922 he began publishing short stories in pulp magazines across various genres, including romance and sports. He would find his greatest success, however, writing crime fiction.
In 1934 Coxe, relying on his background in journalism, created his most enduring character: Jack “Flashgun” Casey, a crime photographer. First appearing in “Return Engagement,” a Black Mask short, Casey found success on every platform, including radio, television, and film. Coxe’s other well-known characters include Kent Murdock, another photographer, and Jack Fenner, a PI. Always more interested in character development than a clever plot twist, Coxe was at home in novel-writing, producing sixty-three books in his lifetime. Made a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America in 1964, Coxe died in 1984.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781453233351 |
| PRICE | $5.99 (USD) |
