The hidden key

Kent Murdock Mystery #19

by George Harmon Coxe

A sportswriter is found dead in his car following a victory party for the pro football Spartans.

Genres: Mystery

187 pages, Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 1963

About the author

George Harmon Coxe was an American writer of crime fiction.His series characters are Jack "Flashgun" Casey, Kent Murdock, Leon Morley, Sam Crombie, Max Hale and Jack Fenner. Casey and Murdock are both detectives and photographers. He started writing officially from around 1922, his work being for nickel and dime pulp fiction of the time. To earn money, he originally wrote in many genres, including romance and adventure stories, but was especially fond of crime fiction, his character "Jack (Flashgun) Casey" becoming a popular radio show through to the 1940s. He wrote a total of 63 novels, the last being published in 1975. He was associated with MGM as a writer.

Married to Elizabeth Fowler in 1929, Coxe had 2 children.

He was named a Grand Master in 1964 by The Mystery Writers of America.

Reviews

[Ethan Hulbert · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book. I don't think it was my favorite George Harmon Coxe/Murdock book - the football point shaving scheme didn't really hold my interest too strongly. I did really like a lot of it though. Loved the bit with Faye and Murdock and the thugs. Loved everything about Beverley. Loved the "minor crime goes to main plot but turns out to be a red herring" thing. It was a good book!

[Yiwen Li · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting story based on the background of Boston Patriots vs Buffalo Bills 1963 AFL games