Million Dollar Murder

by Edward Ronns

Sam Cameron had no way of knowing when he found the dying old man adrift in a strange boat that he would become target for murder. Nor could he bring himself to believe that his beautiful Nora was involved. But Nora had found a use for Sam. Dead or alive.

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1950

About the author

A pseudonym used by Edward S. Aarons.

Reviews

[Edwin · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very early Gold Medal from 1950, their tenth paperback original release, and the characteristics of the imprint are already fully formed with murder, mayhem, sex, and breakneck pacing. Boat designer Sam is summoned by to a reclusive island by his shady brother, who happened to marry Nora, the woman that Sam is in love with. The rich fellow that seems to own the island employs his brother and Nora, a thuggish servant, and he has a mysterious and attractive single girl living on the island too. The story opens with Sam finding a tortured and near death man on a boat, but is shortly beaten unconscious before he can report it. Revived by the girl in her cabin he soon finds that no one believes his story of the tortured man and Sam is forced to dig deeper leading to a missing million dollars, murders, betrayals, and some devious plot twists. Another winner in the Gold Medal tradition and I give it four solid stars.

[Lyle D]

MILLION DOLLAR MURDER by EDWARD S. AARONS (no date)