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Shayne Investigates a Cheepwee Banker Murder
Private detective Michael Shayne is drawn into a New Orleans homicide case surrounding banker Walter Carson of Cheepwee. He questions suspects including Belle, a bigamist, and Sydney Jones while tracing a critical phone call and a suspect known as Whitey Buford. Digging through clues, Shayne ties Carson to a potential ransom plot and a prior kidnapping scheme connected to Belle.
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Michael Shayne
Ace
Dolph Denton
New Orleans
Shayne
W. D. Carson
Cheepwee
Denton
Carson
Etta Hobson
Sydney Jones
Howard Barstow
Jones
Belle
Barstow
Willis Durkin
Atlanta
Durkin
Crawford
Whitey Buford
Buford
Belle Brand
Louisiana
Cheeowee
LaPree’s
Whitey
Georgia
Royal and
St. Louis
Walter Carson
Dumpty
Captain Denton
Quinlan
Belle Carson