The Corpse Steps Out
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Radio star Nelle Brown is known coast-to-coast for her sweet and sultry voice. But her press agent and manager, Jake Justus, is familiar with another side of the darling of the airwaves: her crackpot marriage to a penniless tycoon, disastrous string of lovers, and propensity for flying into spectacular fits of rage. Now, it appears sheâs being burned by an ex-flame whoâs holding her scandalous love letters for ransom. The missives could ruin Nelleâs career, but so could the scoundrelâs murder. For Nelle and Jake, reporting the crime is out of the questionânot to mention pointless, as the corpse has vanished along with the incriminating evidence.
John J. Malone, Chicagoâs rumpled yet resourceful legal beagle, is tasked with finding both. But as every new unscrupulous lead turns up dead, Malone isnât sure whether Nelle is orchestrating a killer cover-up to save her pretty neck or if sheâs about to belt out her own swan song.
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Craig Rice (1908â1957), born Georgiana Ann Randolph Craig, was an American author of mystery novels and short stories, sometimes described as the âDorothy Parker of detective fiction.â She was the first mystery writer to appear on the cover of Time magazine, on January 28, 1946.
Johnny Heller is an award-winning narrator and one of the most sought-after voiceover coaches in the nation. An ALA Odyssey Award winner, AudioFile Golden Voice, and a Grammy nominee, he has narrated over 1,000 titles in almost every genre. A multiple recipient of Booklist and Publishers Weekly Starred Reviews, Publishers Weekly Listen Up Awards, and AudioFile Magazine Best Voice of the Year recognitions, he is regularly nominated for Earphones and Audies and is a multi-award winner of both.
