Somebody Owes Me Money
August, 1969
Somebody Owes Me MoneyConclusion of a New NovelSynopsis: When this fare gets out of my cab on lower Fifth, he gives me a big tip. Some tip--he tells me to bet on a nag named Purple Pecunia. But the funny thing about this is that I have a hunch the guy is right, so I call Tommy McKay, my bookie, and lay $35 on the nose.So what happens? I hear on the radio that Purple Pecunia made it home first at 27 to 1. So what happens next? When I go to Tommy's to collect, I find the door open and him dead on...