The Lineup by Frank Kane: Three men hit an illegal
Chinese gambling den, robbing the illegal setup and killing the Chinese dealer
running it with a spray of mustard gas. Leaving the scene a policeman stops the
car for running a traffic light, but the driver is shook up and runs him down.
Lieutenant Ben Guthrie and Inspector Matt Greb are assigned the case of the hit
and run. The crooks hit an illegal horse bookie shop, also using the mustard
gas. When the Chinese dealer dies in the hospital the doctor notifies the
police that it’s a case of mustard gas poisoning, then a stoolie reports
information about the horse bookie robbery, and the dead cop case gets a little
bigger.
I was
a fan of The Lineup when it was a radio drama, but missed the TV series that this
is based on. However, I have seen the movie and enjoyed this novel. Highly
recommended.
Tom Johnson
Author of TILL DEATH DO US PART
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