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The Nurse Murders - Jon Talton

By Jon Talton

Release Date: 2023-12-05

Genre: Hard-Boiled Mysteries

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A sadistic killer is terrorizing Phoenix, and heā€™s got Gene Hammonsā€™ numberā€¦

Itā€™s 1936, and private investigator Gene Hammons has more work than he can handle. A crime syndicate, J. Edgar Hoover, a wealthy family from back East, and a wily stalker all want something from him. His capable-but-drug-addicted brother, still a homicide detective, is as much a hindrance as a help. Luckily, Hammons finds a professional ally in Pamela Bradbury, a fellow gumshoe with some new tricks to teach him. When the two pair up, there doesnā€™t seem to be a case they canā€™t solve, from kidnapping to blackmail to an intricate gold-smuggling operation.

But then a young nurse with red hair is sadistically raped and killed, and Gene recognizes the signs of a ā€œlust murderer,ā€ having famously solved the case of the University Park Strangler years earlier. When heā€™s contacted by the killer, Hammons knows he and Pamela must work quickly to catch the brutal murderer before he strikes again. The two come to each otherā€™s rescue more than once, and as deep feelings develop between them, itā€™s not lost on Gene that their relationship might well prove dangerousā€”especially for Pamela, with her lovely red hair.

Rich in atmosphere and authentic period detail, THE NURSE MURDERS is a gritty, nail-biting race to catch a killer in a city struggling to assert itself amidst the hardships, corruption, and political machinations of post-World War I America.

The Nurse Murders - Jon Talton

By Jon Talton

Release Date: 2023-12-05

Genre: Hard-Boiled Mysteries

(0 ratings)
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A sadistic killer is terrorizing Phoenix, and heā€™s got Gene Hammonsā€™ numberā€¦

Itā€™s 1936, and private investigator Gene Hammons has more work than he can handle. A crime syndicate, J. Edgar Hoover, a wealthy family from back East, and a wily stalker all want something from him. His capable-but-drug-addicted brother, still a homicide detective, is as much a hindrance as a help. Luckily, Hammons finds a professional ally in Pamela Bradbury, a fellow gumshoe with some new tricks to teach him. When the two pair up, there doesnā€™t seem to be a case they canā€™t solve, from kidnapping to blackmail to an intricate gold-smuggling operation.

But then a young nurse with red hair is sadistically raped and killed, and Gene recognizes the signs of a ā€œlust murderer,ā€ having famously solved the case of the University Park Strangler years earlier. When heā€™s contacted by the killer, Hammons knows he and Pamela must work quickly to catch the brutal murderer before he strikes again. The two come to each otherā€™s rescue more than once, and as deep feelings develop between them, itā€™s not lost on Gene that their relationship might well prove dangerousā€”especially for Pamela, with her lovely red hair.

Rich in atmosphere and authentic period detail, THE NURSE MURDERS is a gritty, nail-biting race to catch a killer in a city struggling to assert itself amidst the hardships, corruption, and political machinations of post-World War I America.

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