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A detective scours Chicago for his missing uncle in this classic mystery by "a real pro-a natural storyteller" (The New York Times Book Review).
Young Ed Hunter and his uncle Ambrose, an ex-carnie, have been making their mark as private detectives in post-WWII Chicago, and one day their agency gets a call from someone seeking help. Apparently, the problem involves carnivals, so Ambrose steps in to put his expertise to work-and then disappears.
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Twenty-five grand if he wants his wife back alive. That's the demand on the ransom note Lloyd Johnson found sitting in his typewriter. It has to be in unmarked bills- and it has to be delivered in five days.
To make it worse, the kidnapper dropped the names of his previous victims- one who'd made it back home to her husband, and one who hadn't. Armed with this information, Johnson hopes further investigation of those cases will improve his- and his...
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A dead man and a pile of missing money have two Chicago detectives investigating the deceased's daughter in this entry in the Edgar Award–winning series.
Tens of thousands of dollars have disappeared from the city of Chicago's coffers, and the late Jason Rogers is the likely embezzler. So Rogers's daughter seems to be the one to interview to determine where the funds are stashed.
But the nephew-and-uncle team of Ed and Ambrose Hunter is...
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A small-town reporter must investigate a murder in a motel-before he becomes the story…
Bob Spitzer is a young newspaperman in Arizona, and the owner of the local motel has just called. A woman named Amy Waggoner has been found naked and stabbed to death on the premises. As the reporter and the police chief survey the lurid scene, Spitzer reflects on the fact that he once showed a romantic interest in the victim- a fact that could put the spotlight...
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A woman's wild story about killers from space leads two Chicago detectives into a bizarre case in this mystery.
Ed and Ambrose Hunter, nephew and uncle, have partnered up to open their own detective agency in early 1950s Chicago. With their experience solving the case of Ed's father's murder, among others, they have the skills to take criminals down. And, as carnies, they've encountered all sorts of unusual characters.
But, it's still a surprise...
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