A reporter is entangled in a Cold War conspiracy in this Golden Age thriller by the acclaimed author of the Duncan Maclain Mysteries.
Maurice Morel has had a successful career as a journalist. Reporting on Soviet activities in the United States, he digs out and exposes Communist coverups. His byline regularly runs on the front page of the New York Evening Globe-Star, and he's even won a Pulitzer Prize. But he's also garnered a few enemies along the way . . .
Maury's not sure he can believe his source. He needs cold hard facts. Sadly, the proof comes when he discovers the seaman knifed in an alley. Now Maury knows he has a big story on his hands. He simply needs to follow the sailor's leadand not get caught by the men following him . . .
Baynard Kendrick was a founding member of the Mystery Writers of America, the holder of the organization's first membership card, and a winner of its Grand Master Award.