BOOK REVIEW: No Game for a Dame by M. Ruth Myers

A .38, a nip of gin and sensational legs get Depression-era private investigator Maggie Sullivan out of most scrapes – until a stranger threatens to bust her nose, she’s hauled in on suspicion of his murder and she finds herself in the cross-hairs of a crime boss with connections at City Hall.

Moving through streets where people line up at soup kitchens, Maggie draws information from sources others overlook: The waitress at the dime store lunch counter where she has breakfast; a ragged newsboy; the other career girls at her rooming house.  

Her digging gets her chloroformed and left in a ditch behind the wheel of her DeSoto. She makes her way to an upscale bordello and gets tea – and information – from the madam herself.

A gunman puts a bullet through Maggie’s hat. Her shutterbug pal on the evening paper warns her off. A new cop whose presence unsettles her thinks she’s crooked. Before she finds all the answers she needs, she faces a half-crazed man with a gun, and a far more lethal point-blank killer.

If you like Robert B. Parker's hard boiled Spencer series and strong women sleuths, don't miss this one-of-a-kind Ohio detective from a time in United States history when dames wore hats -- but seldom a Smith & Wesson.


My Review:
No Game for a Dame by M. Ruth Myers is set in Depression Era Ohio, where female private detective Maggie Sullivan solves cases using her wits, brain, and her Irish connections in the police department. I loved the 1930s feel to the story, complete with jargon and costume. And Maggie is one smart, feisty woman.
Great plot that moves along as a reasonable pace, with plenty of likeable characters. Good start to the series. I look forward to the next Maggie Sullivan book.

Amazon Buy Link:
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