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2025-07-21
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Ben Tucker
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The Big Midget Murders

Craig Rice (1908 - 1957)

The Big Midget is the hit of the show in Jake Justus's night club, until someone puts an abrupt end to the Midget. Why were eleven unmatched silk stockings used as a noose? Who conked Jake when he got on the killer's trail? John J. Malone finds all the answers with the energetic and hilarious assistance of Jake Justus and the beautiful Helene. - Summary by Pocket Book edition, back cover, 1948

Genre(s): Crime & Mystery Fiction

Language: English

Keyword(s): murder (202), comedy (191), hard-boiled (22), noir (9), gangsters (3)

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