Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective is at his best in "Homicide Highball," showcasing his unique brand of slang-talking, Vat 69-swilling action. Read Robert Leslie Bellem's original story, then thrill to John Wooley's original script, which laid the groundwork for the film starring Marc Singer. A good deed backfires, and the famous shamus is on the run, eager to put the squiff on a murder charge. The suspects? A smooth filly, a movie mogul, and a B-movie director. Meantime, Turner dodges someone with a killer pitching arm, and eludes cops and crooks alike in a wild amusement park chase. 90 proof pulp fiction This volume includes Robert Leslie Bellem's original prose story, "Homicide Highball," from the February 1950 issue of "Hollywood Detective."