Another Stanley Hastings classic written by Parnell Hall. The self-deprecating, insecure P.I. who chases ambulances and signs up clients for Rosenberg and Stein, gets scammed by a client who wants him to find the buxom blond who sat with him over drinks at a local bar. Supposedly enmeshed in a proxy battle in his investment firm, Cranston Pritchert is worried that information could be used in the battle to control the firm. Hastings soon learns the client was setting him up. When Hastings discovers Pritchert’s body in the man’s office, things really get weird, bodies begin to pile up, and Stanley finds himself facing multiple murder charges.

Some of the dialogue between Stanley and his friend Sergeant MacAuliffe are sure to bring a grin to your face. Good mystery, funny dialogue, great price for the ebook. ( )