Mum's the Word for Murder

In this classic crime novel from the creator of Mike Shayne, a writer and an El Paso cop chase a serial killer who taunts them with ads in the local paper.

 


Action Western novelist Asa Baker is in bad need of a good story when he gets a call from his old friend, Jerry Burke. One of El Paso's top cops, Burke is about to drag Baker into a plot more dangerous—and outrageous—than anything the Old West has to offer.


 


A troubling personal ad has appeared in the local paper. Addressed to Burke, it warns that someone will die tonight at 11:41 p.m. And as promised, the body appears at 11:41 sharp—setting Burke and Baker on the hunt for an ingenious serial killer who advertises murder, always delivers on time, and never leaves a trail.


 

Praise for Brett Halliday's Mike Shayne Mysteries

 

"[Mike Shayne is] one of the best of the tough sleuths." —The New York Times

 

"Unlike anything else in the genre." —L. J. Washburn, author of For Whom the Funeral Bell Tolls

 

"Raw, ingenious storytelling . . . Pure pleasure." —Shane Black, creator of Lethal Weapon and writer/director of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, on Murder Is My Business