The Strawberry-Blonde Jungle (published 1979) is a Danny Boyd mystery which is written in a similar vein to the Al Wheeler books; murder, cop interplaThe Strawberry-Blonde Jungle (published 1979) is a Danny Boyd mystery which is written in a similar vein to the Al Wheeler books; murder, cop interplay, and a list of suspects with a lot to lose and an equal amount to gain.
Ellie Morgan, a mobsters widow reaches out to the PI with a profile, the debonair Danny Boyd to help interpret a letter from a grave giving cryptic clues to a cache of cash.
Before her beloved was gunned down, he stole and then hid a large amount of mob money. Preempting his death, he left instructions only Ellie could decipher in a letter which she brings to Boyd. The problem is she's got no idea what the letter means.
Que the list of mobsters, hitmen, greedy lovers, prostitutes, and former acquaintances of the deceased lining up to locate the loot with Boyd in smack-bang in the middle.
The Strawberry-Blonde Jungle is higher on the sleaze pulp scale than most of Cater Brown's other Danny Boyd books but it fits the tone of the tale and contributes to the cheesy feel of pulp era novel.
My rating: 3/5 stars. The story is pretty straight forward with a bunch of interesting characters all with something to hide in the quest to find a once in a lifetime payday. Longtime readers of Carter Brown will spot that this title is a little 'off' from other Danny Boyd novels but nevertheless it's an enjoyable junk-food read for the mind.
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