{"product_id":"murder-for-cash-paperback","title":"Murder for Cash - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Ronald\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChris Verner\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'If that ain't jest like life!King Kennedy goin' fifteen hundred miles t' git shot with his own gun.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStories of Crime \u0026amp; Detection Volume Nine\u003c\/em\u003e contains a novel and a novelette: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMurder for Cash (The Fatal .45)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e When aged millionaire rancher King Kennedy is murdered in Chicago, his old friend Sleepy Gus Williams and Kennedy's son Dolf hunt the killers. They are soon identified as the well-known racketeers, Whispering Benny and The Carnation Kid, who will bump off anyone for money. But who inherits Kennedy's millions? The murder weapon, a Colt .45, is disposed of in the river after the shooting, but it harbours an important secret, and doesn't stay submerged for long. An inventive gangster thriller. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Man Who Made Monsters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eThis pulp thriller tells a Fellinian horror story of kidnapping, plastic surgery and madness.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJAMES JACK RONALD \u003c\/strong\u003e(1905-1972) was a prolific writer of pulp fiction, mystery stories and dramatic novels. Raised in Glasgow, Ronald moved to Chicago aged seventeen to 'earn his fortune', later returning to the UK to pursue a writing career. His early works were serializations and short stories syndicated in newspapers and magazines around the world. Ronald wrote under a number of pseudonyms, including Michael Crombie, Kirk Wales, Peter Gale, Mark Ellison and Kenneth Streeter among others. Several books were adapted into films, including \u003cem\u003eMurder in the Family \u003c\/em\u003e(1938), \u003cem\u003eThe Witness Vanishes \u003c\/em\u003e(1939), and \u003cem\u003eThe Suspect \u003c\/em\u003e(1944).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 318\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 08, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48452316561657,"sku":"9781899000883","price":23.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/bq2udy3l9R9781899000883.webp?v=1779947720","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/murder-for-cash-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}