Murder Spins the Wheel
Brett Halliday
Nov 2025 · Open Road Media
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A beleaguered bookie, a blackmailed quarterback, and a cheating mob wife are all in day's work for Miami PI Mike Shayne.
When Harry Bass, the big man in bookmaking and casino gambling takes a hit, everyone in Miami takes notice. And this one is big. In one afternoon, a longshot mare at the track wins, a football game is fixed, and Bass is the victim of a violent stickup, being robbed of $200,000. Word has it that, in going more legit, Bass has gotten slow and is prime for a takedown. He hires PI Mike Shayne to sort it all out.
For Shayne, all the clues lead to the day's big winner: supposedly retired Chicago mobster Al Naples. Sensing blood in the water, Naples might be making his move. But Shayne knows that Bass won't go down without a fight. The man is walking around like a ticking time bomb, and it's up to Shayne to defuse the situation, before Miami's underworld goes up in flames . . .
"The hard-drinking, hard-fisted, quick-thinking private eye!" — Dayton Journal-Herald
When Harry Bass, the big man in bookmaking and casino gambling takes a hit, everyone in Miami takes notice. And this one is big. In one afternoon, a longshot mare at the track wins, a football game is fixed, and Bass is the victim of a violent stickup, being robbed of $200,000. Word has it that, in going more legit, Bass has gotten slow and is prime for a takedown. He hires PI Mike Shayne to sort it all out.
For Shayne, all the clues lead to the day's big winner: supposedly retired Chicago mobster Al Naples. Sensing blood in the water, Naples might be making his move. But Shayne knows that Bass won't go down without a fight. The man is walking around like a ticking time bomb, and it's up to Shayne to defuse the situation, before Miami's underworld goes up in flames . . .
"The hard-drinking, hard-fisted, quick-thinking private eye!" — Dayton Journal-Herald
About the author
Brett Halliday (1904–1977) was the primary pseudonym of American author Davis Dresser. Halliday is best known for creating the Mike Shayne Mysteries. The novels, which follow the exploits of fictional PI Mike Shayne, have inspired several feature films, a radio series, and a television series.
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