The Corpse Steps Out (The John J. Malone Mysteries Book 2) (English Edition)

A Chicago cad blackmails a torch singer in this thriller: Why cant all murders be as funny as those concocted by Craig Rice? (The New York Times) Radio star Nelle Brown is known coast-to-coast for her sweet and sultry voice. But her press agent and manager, Jake Justus, is familiar with another side of the darling of the airwaves: her crackpot marriage to a penniless tycoon, disastrous string of lovers, and propensity for flying into spectacular fits of rage. Now, it appears shes being burned by an ex-flame whos holding her scandalous love letters for ransom. The missives could ruin Nelles career, but so could the scoundrels murder. For Nelle and Jake, reporting the crime is out of the questionnot to mention pointless, as the corpse has vanished along with the incriminating evidence. John J. Malone, Chicagos rumpled yet resourceful legal beagle is tasked with finding both. But as every new unscrupulous lead turns up dead, Malone isnt sure whether Nelle is orchestrating a killer cover-up to save her pretty neck or if shes about to belt out her own swan song. The first writer of detective fiction to appear on the cover of Time magazine, former crime reporter Craig Rice was a funny lady, [and] a good writer undeservedly forgotten . . . Shes worth remembering (Jon L. Breen, Edgar Awardwinning author). The Corpse Steps Out is the 1st book in the John J. Malone Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.