Three for the Money & Nothing but Trouble

By Joe Barry

Armchair Fiction presents extra large editions of classic mystery-crime double novels. This double novel's first tale is "Three for the Money" by Joe Barry. Little Sammy Burns, small time PI, had something hot, in fact, it was too big for Sammy. He died with a knife in his back. Bill August, retained to investigate the murder, nearly died trying, after which he learned a few things: Vikki Kane, whose anatomical charms wowed the opposite sex, had a theatrical career and a millionaire fiancé to consider, and wanted silence. Aristocratic Paul Daymon had several million dollars and wanted Vikki, with silence. Andrea Parrish, whose blood was probably blue because it was so cold, wanted back the millions she had lost, and silence. In short, nobody wanted to talk. Bill realized that if he pressured all concerned, soon someone would crack. But with a gun blasting at him, he soon made a few mental notes: women are never a known quantity, blackmail can be practiced in more ways than one-and so can murder! This double novel's second tale is Robert Martin's thriller, "Nothing but Trouble." What a dinner party it was; a cacophony of laughter, charades, dancing, and boozed up catcalls heard blocks away. But beneath the mesmerizing crystal chandeliers, silver cutlery, evening gowns, and double-breasted coats, were fake smiles, promiscuous women, hidden agendas, and men in debt up to their eyeballs. The scene was set for a lovely murder. Enter Jim Bennett, PI. He should have known that Charles "Hot Shot" McKennah's dinner party wouldn't to end well. Bennett always got dragged into cases whether he liked them or not, but McKennah was an old friend who was getting death threats in the mail! So as Bennett worked the party he found there were plenty of people who had motive to want McKennah dead: his ex-wife, his current wife's ex-fiancé who worked for him, the boyfriend of his ex-wife¿it could have been anyone. So it was up to Bennett to find out who, before McKennah ended up in a body bag on his was merry way to the morgue.

• Format: Paperback
• ISBN: 1612874851
• ISBN13: 9781612874852
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Armchair Fiction & Music
• Length: 216 Pages
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.5" x 5.3"