Author: Stuart M. Kaminsky Year: 1978 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Mystery
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ISBNs: 9780445409064 0445409061 |
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Toby Peters goes to Chicago to clear up a famous comic's gambling debtsThere's nothing funny about the package that comes for Chico Marx. It's a severed ear, a simple message from a Chicago bookie who wants $120,000 from the world-renown Marx brother. The strange thing is that, though Chico likes to gamble, he hasn't been making bets in Chicago. Terrified, he goes to the studio for help. Louis B. Mayer, king of Hollywood, places a call to Toby Peters. Peters's first lead is promising. Traveling on the studio's dime, he makes his way to Florida where he gets an interview with Al Capone, deposed lord of the Chicago underworld. The retired bootlegger's mind has gone soft, and he doesn't know anything about Chico's bookie, but he suggests Peters speak to his brother. With Scarface's good word as an introduction, Peters goes to Chicago, where it will take more than a good sense of humor to keep the Marxes from getting axed.
This book is part of the "Toby Peters" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "Mildred Pierced" First published in 2003 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "To Catch a Spy" First published in 2002 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Dancing in the Dark" First published in 1996 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Devil Met a Lady" First published in 1993 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Poor Butterfly" First published in 1990 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "He Done Her Wrong" First published in 1983 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "High Midnight" First published in 1981 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Bullet for a Star" First published in 1977 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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