In this book, Amos Walker is hired to prove the innocence of a wealthy widow, Constance Thayer, who is pleading self-defense for shooting her abusive late husband. The plot involves a complex family dynamic, with the late husband's father seeking to prove murder in order to gain custody of the widow's child. The setting of Detroit is portrayed as a decaying, violent, and corrupt city, almost a character in its own right. The narrative weaves a story that delves into the arms trade as Walker seeks evidence to exonerate Constance, leading to a confrontation with dangerous arms dealers. Despite some factual errors and implausibilities, the book is praised for its solid storytelling and the portrayal of Amos Walker as a classic American private eye character.
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When Constance Thayer is arrested for the murder of her powerful industrialist husband, Amos Walker is hired to investigate the victim's mysterious and deadly connections to underworld arms dealers. Reprint.
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