![]() ![]() ![]() When the novel begins, New Orleans PI Shayne is contacted by Mrs. ![]() Shayne also has a habit of tugging on his earlobe when he’s chewing over a theory. Shayne has one of those laid-back, easy-going personalities that makes him very easy to underestimate, and naturally he uses this to his advantage. The book makes several references to Shayne’s red hair and the fact that he’s of Irish descent. Murder is My Business, published in 1945, was not the first of Halliday’s novels to feature PI Michael Shayne, and the novel doesn’t give many details about this character–probably because we are supposed to be familiar with him already. Perhaps Hard Case Crime will pick up more of these titles. See there’s a whole series of Mike Shayne films, and a DVD set featuring several of the Shayne films was released back in 2007.Ī little investigation uncovered that Halliday’s real name was Davis Dresser, and that he wrote a long list of crime novels. Halliday is a new name for me, but there on the cover was the phrase: A Mike Shayne Mystery. This month, I opened the package to find Murder is My Business by Brett Halliday. Some of the selections lean towards pulp, some have an edge of noir, and some are classic crime novels. “He said I should see a private detective and you were the cheapest one in New Orleans.”Īs a member of the Hard Case Crime Book Club, I never know which book is going to appear on my doorstep. ![]()
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