Due or Die Mystery Paperback Book by Frank Kane Crime Fiction Thriller Dell 1961

(Johnny Liddell #14) Pulp private eye series published between 1947 and 1967.

A killer was going to pay for trying to give Johnny Liddell a free pass to the morgue

Kill Joy
The Boys who couldn't go home ruled the air-conditioned oasis called Las Palmas. They'd built a beautiful new city there on the Nevada desert. It had the latest model of a roulette wheel, double-duty strippers and a modern police force that couldn't locate a fat man in a phone booth. Las Palmas could also point with pride to the fact that, next to New York and Chicago, it sent the syndicate the biggest take of all.

But there was trouble in paradise-a killer was on the loose and he'd neglected to get permission from the syndicate to move in. So the Boys called in Johnny Liddell - to teach a murderer manners- for ten thousand dollars a lesson.

Money isn't everything: cold cash won't keep you warm in the morgue. Johnny Liddell was learning that as he realized he was being set up for the next kill....

Book is in acceptable condition. General shelf and corner wear. Some crease marks on front and back cover. Piece of tape on spine. Some light staining on interior and exterior. Previous owner wrote their name on the 1st page margin. A few white marks on front and back cover. Spine has some issues (See photo #3). Fraying along the cover edges. Some scrape marks near the corners. A solid reading copy. Please see photos for details, and let me know if you have any questions.

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