No one thought Curtis Colt had been railroaded for the shooting of a liquor store owner, least of all St. Louis private investigator Alo Nudger. It had been an open-and-shut case of cold blooded murder, and the people of Missouri were just waiting for Colt to be strapped into the electric chair--after all, three eyewitnesses couldn't be wrong. But as time runs out on the convicted killer, Nudger receives a call from Candy Ann Adams, Colt's fianc???, who insists he's innocent, because she knows who really pulled the trigger. ...
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No one thought Curtis Colt had been railroaded for the shooting of a liquor store owner, least of all St. Louis private investigator Alo Nudger. It had been an open-and-shut case of cold blooded murder, and the people of Missouri were just waiting for Colt to be strapped into the electric chair--after all, three eyewitnesses couldn't be wrong. But as time runs out on the convicted killer, Nudger receives a call from Candy Ann Adams, Colt's fianc???, who insists he's innocent, because she knows who really pulled the trigger. Despite his better judgment, Nudger takes the case, finding the trail cold and witnesses colder still. But, just as he prepares to abandon the case and leave Colt to his fate, Nudger comes across new evidence that convinces him that maybe Candy Ann is right, maybe the wrong man has been sentenced to "ride the lightning"....
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Acceptable. Hardcover The item is fairly worn but still readable. Signs of wear include aesthetic issues such as scratches, worn covers, damaged binding. The item may have identifying markings on it or show other signs of previous use. May have page creases, creased spine, bent cover or markings inside. Packed with care, shipped promptly.
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Eugene. 1991. Mystery Scene Press. Short Story Paperbacks #5. Very Good in Wrappers. 1561468053. 47 pages. paperback. Cover illustration by Doug Herring. keywords: Mystery America. FROM THE PUBLISHER-RIDE THE LIGHTNING. The case was strange from the beginning. Nudger's client was a fragile-looking woman in her mid-twenties with crow's feet in the corners of her luminous blue eyes. She lived in a trailer court and seemed a little too calm when she asked Nudger to save her boyfriend, Curtis Colt, from the electric chair. All he had to do was find the eyewitnesses whose testimony had condemned convict Colt, and convince them that they had seen someone else shoot the clerk at the liquor store. But no one was willing to recant. And then the case got really strange. inventory #23141.
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