Leave Her to Hell / Let Me Kill You, Sweetheart / Take Me Home - Softcover

Flora, Fletcher

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1933586958 ISBN 13: 9781933586953

Publisher: Stark House Press, 2015

Synopsis

Three acerbic noir novels: an unconventional private eye novel, a murder mystery set in a small Midwestern town, and the story of a writer who falls in love with a troubled young lesbian.

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LEAVE HER TO HELL Percy Hand is hired to locate Constance Markley—the third Mrs. Markley—who supposedly ran off with another man two years ago. The soon-to-be-fourth Mrs. Markley, Faith Salem, doesn’t want any loose ends before she weds Graham Markley. Percy doesn’t want the case—what P.I. wants to track down a two-year-old elopement?—but the more questions he asks, the more he finds that there is something not right here. But if Constance and Regis are now living somewhere in connubial bliss, why doesn’t anyone want them found... and where are they? LET ME KILL YOU, SWEETHEART! Guy Butler, Rex Tye and Ellis Kuder had all loved Avis Pisano that summer when she waitressed in Sylvan Green, each in their own way. But now Avis is pregnant and desperate, and so takes the train to Rutherford, where the father of her child lives. She calls him Curly. She doesn’t realize that Curly will stop at nothing to keep her out of his life—not even murder. But who is this Curly—alcoholic Guy? Mama’s boy Rex? Or cold-hearted Ellis? Who indeed... TAKE ME HOME Henry Harper first meets Ivy Galvin in the Greek’s diner. The immediate dislike is mutual. But in spite of her caustic comments, he also feels a little sorry for her—broke, nowhere to go. Ivy asks Henry to take her home with him, and for some reason, he agrees. But Ivy has no interest in Henry as a man. He understands. He knows that Ivy is different. He doesn’t expect their relationship to be anything but plutonic. But there is something so appealing about Henry, and maybe Ivy can change

About the Author

Fletcher Flora was born in Parsons, Kansas, in 1914, and educated at the University of Kansas. He married Betty Ogden in 1940 and they had three children. After being drafted into the Army during World War II—serving as a sergeant in the Far East and sustaining severe injuries—Flora was appointed an educational adviser to the Dept. of the Army at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where he taught military prisoners until 1963. A liberal Democrat, Flora began his writing career in 1952 with a series of sardonic short stories, and wrote his first novel in 1954 called Strange Sisters, a lesbian-themed story of mental breakdown. This was the first of 21 character-driven, off-beat novels, including three “Ellery Queen” mysteries, in addition to over 150 published short stories. Flora passed away from a heart attack in 1969.

About this edition

• Publisher: Stark House Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1933586958
• ISBN 13: 9781933586953
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 308