[(Valentine for a Dead Lady)] [By (author) Mel D. Ames] published on (December, 2014)

Résumé

Marking the launch of the new Dime Crime series of classic crime fiction comes "Valentine for a Dead Lady," an introduction to Mel D. Ames's classic intrepid and daring Detective Cathy Carruthers. In the male-dominated world of hard-boiled detectives, Ames's genre-changing Lieutenant Carruthers pioneered a new exciting direction with these fast-paced tales of vice and villainy. Originally published in "Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine," Ames's stories evoke the golden era of short crime stories that filled pulp magazines. This anthology compiles the first five stories of Detective Caruthers, with introductory story "A Matter of Observation" and four other expertly crafted tales of murder and deception. Years before Elmore Leonard introduced his smart and savvy female detective Karen Sisco, Mel D. Ames's razor-sharp Cathy Carruthers expertly and cleverly outmaneuvers duplicitous crooks and cynical partners to solve complex and nuanced homicides.