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Armchair Fiction presents extra large editions of classic mystery-crime double novels. The first tale in this great double novel is “Dangerous to Know” by whodunit regular James P. Duff. Frank Heggen’s involvement in the whole deadly mix-up began harmlessly enough with a very simple automobile collision. But that little scrape changed from a ho-hum incident to a ripening case of murder with amazing speed. For in a few scant hours Frank’s latest floozy was slain, a mysterious woman tried to sink her hooks into him, and the most dangerous man in Las Vegas was out for blood—his blood! The only thing that connected all of these seemingly random events and people was Frank himself. But for him it was like doing a puzzle without a reference picture. He had nothing to go on and couldn’t believe someone wanted him dead over a minor car accident. All Frank knew was that he had been in the wrong place at the wrong time. And with his life hanging in the balance, he now had to learn just who it was that was so DANGEROUS TO KNOW… The second fine tale in this doubl novel is Steve Ward’s sultry thriller, “Odds Against Linda.” When Peter Conrad brought his beautiful new bride back to San Francisco, he found a most unusual reception committee waiting patiently for him. It consisted of two roughneck characters along with the long, gray, metallic gun barrels that were aimed at his heart from under their trench coats. Together they presented an “invitation” he dared not refuse! And when one thing led to another, the next thing Peter Conrad knew was that he had woke up in a dingy, foul-smelling, sagging bedroom. Everything was missing. His wife had vanished, his artificial leg had been removed, he had no clue as to his whereabouts, he didn’t know what time it was, and he had no idea who was holding him prisoner—let alone why. But there was one thing Peter did know: people didn’t play games like this unless they were playing for keeps. And a guy with one leg missing couldn’t do much running!
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