George Harmon Coxe
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His job was to protect a friend from suicide, but he didn't count on murder After a car crash takes his daughter's life, John Gannon doesn't want to live anymore. He tries twice to kill himself-first by jumping, next with pills-but doesn't succeed. His doctors recommend a beach vacation with close supervision. For a week Dave Barnum watches his despondent friend drink, fish, and gamble, and gradually grows sick of his ill temper. Finally, convinced...
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A wealthy psychopath threatens the life of an innocent young man The note comes during Barry Sanford's dinner. It's to the point, explaining succinctly that very soon, Barry is going to die. Though the note is unsigned, Barry knows that it comes from the desk of King Hubbard. Two years ago, Hubbard's younger brother staggered drunk out of a bar and into the path of Barry's car. Though the courts exonerated the young architect for the killing, King...
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Trying to help a model, a fashion photographer exposes a sinister plot The photo in Fashion Parade galls Jerry Nason. It's not the picture itself-an ordinary shot showing off a slim, Spanish-inspired dress and a few pieces of jewelry. It's the model, Linda Courtney, who stood him up for a date a few months earlier. The morning after the magazine's release, the woman who spurned his affection turns up to offer him some work. She's come with the same...
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Hoodlums steal a worthless painting, and Kent Murdock wants to know why a collection of valuable Italian paintings finds its way to Boston, placed in the care of Professor Andrade. Before passing them to a museum, the professor hires newspaper photographer Kent Murdock to document them. On his way to the assignment, Murdock is stopped by a gunman named Erloff, who steals the reporter's identification-and pays his own visit to the professor. But...
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A jilted lover finds himself implicated in a murder When John Holland proposed to his girlfriend, Tracy, she imposed a 31-day waiting period before they could see each other again. It's day 30, and Holland travels to her Long Island home for their reunion, only to receive the shock of his life when he meets Tracy's fiancé, Roger Drake. Tracy's mother invites Holland to stay there and win back Tracy's love, and within a few hours, Drake is dead. ...