The Lover // The Mistress // The Passionate — Carter Brown

THE LOVERIn which Lieutenant Al Wheeler is given--36 hours to solve the murder of the slain sun-worshipper-a second murder to solve when the victim's boyfriend is also stabbed to death-a bevy of beautiful suspects who all seem to revere the mysterious cult-leader known as The ProphetTHE MISTRESSIn which Lieutenant Al Wheeler must find--the murderer of Sheriff Laver's niece -the missing $70,000 that the Syndicate would like back-a new job if he doesn't arrest Lavers' favorite suspect, a Las Vegas gangster who just moved to townTHE PASSIONATEIn which Lieutenant Al Wheeler has to solve--the mystery of the corpse that appears in a coffin on a local TV horror show-the dilemma of the mysterious caller who keeps offering warnings and clues-the confusion caused by two beautiful twins who both married the wrong men