Dead Man Limping - An Axel Hatchett Mystery (Paperback)

When 1950s private eye Axel Hatchett is hired by a delectable redhead to turn up her missing husband, Hatchett discovers that the man is not only still alive, but is armed, probably crazy, and is on a killing spree that may include Hatchett But something stinks about this case - big time - and it's not Hatchett's pet skunk, Ambrosia. Here's what 1950's noir detective, Axel Hatchett, has to say about DEAD MAN LIMPING, the first of the mystery series he stars in: "I should know better than to let dames hire me. Especially when they look like Rita Ravencamp. Kentucky-Derby-winner legs, enough flaming red hair to upholster Rapunzel, and a face that makes the average angel look like a spinster fish monger with smallpox. But it wasn't just her looks that hooked me -- it was her money. It'd been so long since I'd eaten that I wasn't sure if I remembered which end of a fork to use. "Rita had a missing person's case for me to solve. Two years earlier, her husband, Roscoe, mistakenly drove his big Packard into a river. His body was never found. My guess was that he'd managed to get out of the car, but had drowned and been sucked into some underwater cave or something. But his presumed widow was claiming her husband was still alive, and she had pictures-taken recently-to prove it. "The redhead wanted me to track down her wayward husband and bring about a happy reunion. She'd gone to the cops, but they weren't buying her story. I didn't believe it either, but when she gave me her come-hither-and-make-it quick glance, and opened her purse to give me a glimpse of her stack of folding green men, I couldn't resist. I was hers for the long haul. "I snooped around for Rita, but the more rocks I turned over, the more I was convinced that someone was pulling strings behind the scenes. I don't like being treated like Pinocchio. To hell with kindly old Gepedo. But I kept spending Rita's money and digging deeper into the case. "It took my best detective tricks to finally gather up all the ugly pieces of the puzzle. And when I finally figured things out, I realized that a murder was about to take place. I sure hope I have enough time to keep it from happening." Thank you, Mr. Hatchett, for your views on the case of DEAD MAN LIMPING.

General

Imprint:	Blood & Thunder Tales of the West
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	An Axel Hatchett Mystery, 1
Release date:	April 2014
First published:	April 2014
Authors:	Steven Leroy Nelson
Dimensions:	203 x 133 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-1-940469-00-3
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Crime & mystery > General Promotions
LSN:	1-940469-00-7
Barcode:	9781940469003

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