Max Chard is despatched - in great discomfort - to a couple's secret hideaway to get the exclusive on how their evidence convicted members of a safe-deposit robbing gang. But once there he quickly realizes there is more to this particular story then meets the eye.
Great book. Burns is a fine writer with an excellent sense of irony. Full of snappy one-liners. Both funny and serious, and the plotting is beautifullu handled. Long out of print, I reckon, but worth looking for, used or secondhand. Is it available as an e-book?