Kindly ignore the publisher's blurb implying that the book is all about a
wanton wife who hops in every bed. That's not what this book is about. Not at all. It's a story about a con man and a murder mystery. Jim Horton checks into a hotel in Rice City. Belle Jarvis sees him in the
lobby and wants to know what kind of con he's running. She travels with "Colonel" Robert Desmond and together are con artists in their own right. Jim has some kind of bum check scam going and he's working used car dealers. At Honest John Quincy's car lot, Jim sees the owner
arguing with an absolutely stunning blonde. After looking her over, Jim
realizes that she is the owner's wife, Velda. After Velda drives off, the talk about the sale of a Jaguar and, when Jim steps into the restroom, Honest John is gunned down. Realizing he's being set up as a patsy to take the fall, Jim tries to skip town ahead of the police. Failing that, he
sticks around to try to clear his name. Who did the shooting? Was it the local mob trying to give a civics lesson? Was it the hot blonde trying to wriggle out of a divorce? A great pulp era mystery about a con man who is in the wrong place at
the wrong time. It's fast paced easy reading not clogged up with
endless descriptions. Highly recommended ( )