The Price of Murder Author:John D. MacDonald THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A FOOLPROOF SCAM... — ..But Danny Bronson, three-time criminal, thinks he got one. And he's drawn his stritlaced brother, — college professor Lee Bronson. and Lee's wife, the not-so-smart Lucille, into his plot. — Hundred of thousands of dirty cash is about to be laundered by two desperate businessmen, — Burt Catton and Paul... more » Verney-- and Danny will bust the deal wide open unless he receives
plenty of hush money. If they don't pay, a letter danny's hidden in Lucille's flour canister
will send Catton and Verney up the river for a long, long time.
What Danny hasn't counted on are the caginess of Paul Verney, the chattiness of Lucille
Bronson, and the cruel manipulations of parole office John Keeler, whos dedication