{"product_id":"mike-lanson-for-murder-bye-bye-baby-murder-isnt-funny-kill-me-with-kindness-if-wishes-were-hearses-9781616465322","title":"Mike Lanson for Murder: Bye-Bye, Baby! \/ Murder Isn't Funny \/ Kill Me with Kindness \/ If Wishes were Hearses","description":"\u003cp\u003eMike Lanson is the young crime reporter for the \u003cem\u003eGazette\u003c\/em\u003e, and he'll do just about anything for a story. Mike headlines these four mysteries as his investigations inevitably lead to a body . . . sometimes a murder victim, sometimes an attractive young woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBye-Bye, Baby!: \u003c\/em\u003eThe death of an editor a decade earlier resurfaces when a bullet is sent to the police. Mike Lanson is assigned to follow-up, but has barely started when his own editor is murdered . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMurder isn't Funny: \u003c\/em\u003e Mike is tasked with following up an unusual classified ad that notes missing newspaper comic strip art. A murder soon pushes Mike into the strange, neurotic world of comic-strip writers and artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKill Me with Kindness: \u003c\/em\u003e Mike is sent to investigate the director of an Anti-Vice League, but when the man is slain, the League turns out to be a front. Mike tries to help a young woman in trouble, but with murderous gangsters on the chase, she and her luggage may be more trouble than they're worth!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf Wishes were Hearses: \u003c\/em\u003eDropping in on the police station, Mike gets a tip that an unreliable wino has reported overhearing a murder plot. When one of the plotters ends up dead, Mike finds himself embroiled in a murder case where he just might end up a victim.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese four mysteries were published in 2-for-1 paperbacks from 1958-1961. Russell Robert Winterbotham (1904-1971) was born in Salina, Kansas, but spent most of his career in northwestern Ohio. Along with editing for the NEA news service, he wrote genre fiction (science fiction, westerns, and crime fiction) and storylines for comic strips.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15567415\"\u003eJ. Harvey Bond\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15567416\"\u003eRussell Winterbotham\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Coachwhip Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 572\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.27d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616465322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1616465328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC022010\"\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Detective | Hard-Boiled\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coachwhip Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44548020076781,"sku":"9781616465322","price":39.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_2d2a8e2f-629a-4e8d-939b-ec83d0b34d37.jpg?v=1701633303","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/mike-lanson-for-murder-bye-bye-baby-murder-isnt-funny-kill-me-with-kindness-if-wishes-were-hearses-9781616465322","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}