Robert Terrall wrote many popular and well-reviewed crime novels, including the prescient 1948 classic A Killer Is Loose Among Us, about a biological weapons lab developing weaponized anthrax for use in a terrorist attack. He is best known, however, for his comic work, including the Ben Gates series that began withBlackmail, Inc. in 1958 and included Kill Now, Pay Later.
Kill Now, Pay Later
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- Publisher: Titan
- Publication date: 03/29/2011
- Sold by: Penguin Random House Publisher Services
- Format: eBook
- Pages: 224
- Sales rank: 350,647
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When Ben Gates took the job guarding the presents at a ritzy upper-class wedding, he thought it would be a simple assignment: stand around, look tough, and make sure none of the bridesmaids walk off with the jewelry.
But that was before someone slipped sleeping pills into Ben’s coffee and a bizarre robbery attempt left two people dead. Now Ben’s reputation is on the line – and if he doesn’t figure out which of three beautiful women is hiding a murderous secret, his life may be as well…
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Terrall, best known for his Mike Shayne detective novels, also had a series featuring New York PI Ben Gates. In this 1960 novel, considered among the best of the Gates adventures, the sleuth takes a quickie job guarding the gifts at a very posh wedding, but someone slips him a mickey and attempts to steal the loot, leaving two people dead. To save his soiled reputation, Gates has to find out who is responsible.Michael Rogers