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Bill August, retained by the airline to investigate the murder, almost lost his life on his first try, after which he learned a few things: Vikki Kane, whose anatomical charms produced records high blood pressures in the opposite sex, had a theatrical career and a millionaire fiance to consider and wnated silence. Aristocratic Paul Daymon had several million dollars and wanted Vikki - with silence. Andrea Parrish, whose blood was probably blue because it never rose above 30 degrees Farenheit, wanted back what she had lost, namely Daymon's millions - and silence, too. Nobody wnated publicity and nobody wanted to talk. Bill smelled blackmail and started to work on a theory. If he pushed all concerned about enough, somebody was going to crack. Somebody did crack - in fact several people did - but not the way Bill expected. With a gun blasting at him, he made acouple of mental reservations - women are never a known quantity, blackmail can be practiced in more ways than one - and so can murder!
  
 
==Cover Variation (By Release Date)==
 
==Cover Variation (By Release Date)==

Latest revision as of 19:15, 31 May 2011

1951 US Edition
By Joe Barry
Publisher Harlequin Romance #101
Release Month 1951 (US)
Harlequin Romance Series #
Preceded by Black Rider
Followed by Wreath For A Redhead

Book Description

Bill August, retained by the airline to investigate the murder, almost lost his life on his first try, after which he learned a few things: Vikki Kane, whose anatomical charms produced records high blood pressures in the opposite sex, had a theatrical career and a millionaire fiance to consider and wnated silence. Aristocratic Paul Daymon had several million dollars and wanted Vikki - with silence. Andrea Parrish, whose blood was probably blue because it never rose above 30 degrees Farenheit, wanted back what she had lost, namely Daymon's millions - and silence, too. Nobody wnated publicity and nobody wanted to talk. Bill smelled blackmail and started to work on a theory. If he pushed all concerned about enough, somebody was going to crack. Somebody did crack - in fact several people did - but not the way Bill expected. With a gun blasting at him, he made acouple of mental reservations - women are never a known quantity, blackmail can be practiced in more ways than one - and so can murder!

Cover Variation (By Release Date)

1951 <br\>US Edition