The Dead Ringer by Fredric Brown
" [Fredric Brown is] my favorite writer of all time." -- Mickey Spillane
" [Ed & Am are] an engaging pair of detectives . . . [Brown is] a real pro-- a natural storyteller." -- New York Times
Ed Hunter and his Uncle Am have left Chicago and hit the road, traveling with the carnival through podunk Midwestern towns-- drinking, gambling, and fleecing the local rubes. Nineteen-year-old Ed is no closer to figuring out what he' s running from when a body turns up murdered on the midway. Next thing, he' s falling for the mercenary blonde showgirl who found the body. As more bodies pile up, Ed and Am are compelled to find the killer. But in the carney, there' s an unwritten code that makes investigating a crime as bad as, if not worse than, committing one. In this sequel to Fredric Brown' s Edgar Award- winning debut, The Fabulous Clipjoint, trouble has a way of finding Ed and Am, no matter where they go.
" [E]nough good people put Brown on their must-read lists and then become evangelists to keep his name alive on the same high shelf as Hammett, Thompson, Ross Macdonald, and other crime icons." -- Dick Adler, Chicago Tribune
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781938938788 |
| ISBN 10 | 193893878X |
| Title | The Dead Ringer |
| Author | Fredric Brown |
| Series | Ed And Am Hunter Mysteries Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Top Five Books |
| Year published | 2026-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |