WIFE MISSING. Blonde, well-dressed. Last seen in company of good-looking piano player. Reward for information. Jeff Lerner, Atroruey, Beverly Hills, California.

Beautiful, bold Amy Lerner had disappeared. Her middle-aged husband, one of Los Angeles’ big-shot criminal lawyers, had few illusions about her, but was desperately anxious to find her. So Steve
Mallory, a smart private detective, and his partner, Harry Jellison, were called in on a woman-hunt that ended in a merry-go-round of murder!
“By the time you finish this chiller, you’ll think that the icebox is a place to warm up in.” -Omaha World-Herald

DOUGLAS HEYES was born in Los Angeles and has captured the unique spirit of that fascinating city in this, his first book, originally published by Simon & Schuster.
The son of actors, he has written a musical review and radio scripts.

“I want money … A lot of money. Dirty money, maybe, but it will be dirty before I get it. Filthy money, but I have use for it.”

Blood Money
This is a blood-curdling thriller of a group of people who wanted money so badly that they would steal, blackmail, threaten, and even kill to get it.

When Steve Mallory, Los Angeles private- eye, was hired to find Jeff Lerner’s missing wife, he thought it was a simple case of tracing an overheated blonde. But the next day his partner was brutally beaten up, and the local hoods sent out orders-“Lay off the case-or else!”

Steve knew he couldn’t lay off, if he wanted to stay in business-so he jumped in, and landed up to his neck in violence and murder.

Tough, hard-boiled and devilishly plotted, this is a spine-tingling mystery that exposes the seamier side of Los Angeles’ underworld, the inner workings of a detective agency, and the fatal results of a ruthless desire for the fast buck.