Target Mike Shayne by Brett Halliday

Author:Brett Halliday [Halliday, Brett]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: crime, detective, hard-boiled, murder, mystery, private eye, suspense
ISBN: 9780440084921
Amazon: B000GSJ2SW
Publisher: Dell Publishing Co.
Published: 1966-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

“Waiting for somebody?” he asked.

Miriam didn’t look at him directly. She shook her head, with an annoyed frown.

The youthful sailor refused to be discouraged. “If you want to find some place, I can help you. I know this town inside out. I been here four or five times.”

And then a tall, rangy figure came out of the hotel. His shoulders were wide and powerful, and he had the narrow hips and long legs of an athlete. His face was deeply lined. Even before she saw the red hair Miriam knew that this was Mike Shayne.

He stopped in the doorway, in the full glare of the early sun. He looked both ways, his face wearing a quizzical expression, giving the mythical Agatha Wiley one final chance to show up before he left for his office.

Miriam heard the sudden roar of the Chevy’s motor. The sailor extended a package of cigarettes.

“Have a cigarette, anyway,” he said. “A little cigarette never hurt anybody.”

Miriam brushed past him and crossed the sidewalk, beginning to run. She slipped between two parked cars and darted into the stream of traffic. She saw the sun gleam on the polished black side of the Chevy as it began the U-swing to head for the hotel. A horn blared. The cops were watching her. For better or for worse, they were alerted now. When they heard the shots they would move, and move fast.

Shayne remained in the entrance. He, too, had seen her. A traffic light changed, releasing a stream of cars. The Chevy approached rapidly. She had to get between Shayne and the tommy gun. She knew that Clayton wouldn’t let Smith fire if it meant that she and the detective would be killed together.

Desperate, she leaped into the path of a low red sports car. The driver came down hard on his brakes and his horn. Miriam dodged on into the next lane. A truck swerved away from her, side-swiping a parked car. Then she was in the clear, knowing that she would reach Shayne before the Chevy was near enough for Smith to fire.

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