The Lucky Stiff

by Craig Rice

Book Overview

Wrongly convicted of murder, a death-row chorus girl lives for revenge, in this novel from "the grand dame of mystery mixed with screwball comedy" (Ed Gorman).Anna Marie St. Clair was a normal... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553262211
• ISBN13: 9780553262216
• Release Date: May 1987
• Publisher: Bantam
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

An entertaining comic mystery

This novel offers an intriguing look at life in 1940s New York City. Apparently, people drank and smoke a lot. :-o A woman sentenced to die for murdering her boyfriend is cleared and released. Only, she coerces the authorities into reporting her execution anyway. Then she asks attorney John J. Malone to help her track down the real killer. Malone's pals Jake and Helene contribute their aid as well. Lots of creativity and humor here, as these four drink, smoke, joke, burgle, and haunt their way toward some answers.