Murder in the Air

Informationen zum Autor Ellen Hart's other Sophie Greenway novels include This Little Piggy Went to Murder, For Every Evil, and The Oldest Sin, as well as the Jane Lawless mysteries: Hallowed Murder, Vital Lies, Stage Fright, A Killing Cure, A Small Sacrifice, and Faint Praise. A two-time winner of the Minnesota Book Award for Best Mystery/Detective Fiction, Ms. Hart is a gourmet cook and former chef.  She lives in Minneapolis. Klappentext SERIAL MURDER The yuletide revival of a vintage Twin Cities radio serial isn't just for fun--dealing as it does with the scandalous unsolved 1950s murder of beautiful Kay Collins. But an even deeper mystery intrigues radio personality Bram Baldric and his sleuthing wife, Sophie Greenway: Why has the station's owner insisted on airing this particular case when her son--Kay Collins's two-timing lover--happened to have been the prime suspect in it? Merriment and mistletoe are out this Christmas; menace and murder are in.1     the present, late November   “She bought the damned radio station!” announced Bram, dumping himself into a chair on the other side of his wife’s desk. It was nearly four-thirty in the afternoon, exactly four weeks before Christmas. After entering her office at the Maxfield Plaza, St. Paul’s most famous downtown hotel, he’d tossed his camel wool coat on the sofa, but had forgotten to remove a red wool scarf. It was still wound snugly around his neck.   “I already know,” said Sophie, organizing some file folders into a lower drawer. She eyed her husband warily, knowing that the flush climbing his cheeks wasn’t because the scarf was cutting off circulation.   “How could you possibly know the station had been bought? I just found out myself a couple of hours ago.”   Sophie could read the frustration in his voice. Bram had one of the most expressive radio voices in the country. That, and his freely expressed opinions, were all part of what made him such a great talk-show host. “Well, actually, dear, Heda Bloom checked into the hotel this afternoon—complete with a bodyguard, her personal secretary, and four trunks of clothes.”   “She’s staying here?”   “Afraid so. As a matter of fact, I gave her the executive suite directly across from our apartment. For the duration of her visit, we’re going to be neighbors.”   Bram’s expressive voice failed him. “Ugh,” was all he could squeeze out.   “I tried to call you with the news, but you weren’t in your office. I didn’t think I should leave a message. It’s not bad news, is it? I mean, she’s such a nice woman.”   “A nice woman,” he repeated, leaning forward and running his fingers absently through his graying temples. “I’ll be sure to remember that when I’m standing in line at the unemployment office.”   Sophie assumed he was joking. “You know,” she continued, glancing at a newly framed snapshot of her mom and dad standing in front of the Eiffel Tower—they were currently on a round-the-world tour. “My parents knew the Blooms back in the Fifties, when they owned WPXL. That was before Dad bought the Maxfield.”   “Do tell.” Bram’s interest wasn’t overwhelming.   “I even met Justin Bloom once.”   “Who’s Justin Bloom?”   Sophie was aghast. “You’ve never heard of the infamous Justin Bloom?”   “I grew up in Chicago, Soph. We thought of St. Paul as a suburb—and not a very interesting one at that.”   “You may be in a bad mood, dear, but you don’t have to insult my hometown.” She fussed indignantly with her short, reddish gold hair.   “Just finish the story. If he’s related to my new boss, I want to hear it.”   “Well,” said Sophie, folding her arms over her chest, “if I recall correctly, Justin Bloom killed a woman by the name of Kay Collins back in the late Fifties. It was a real cause célèbre in the Twin Cities. He was engaged to someone else at the time, but the r...

Product details

• Authors: Ellen Hart
• Publisher: Fawcett Book Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 29.10.1997
• EAN: 9780345402035
• ISBN: 978-0-345-40203-5
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 108 mm x 175 mm x 19 mm