Dead Heat — Merle Horwitz

MONEY TALKS
Lady Luck's been good to Harvey Ace, a smart private eye who wins big at the races. So it's no surprise when Ace takes a gamble to help protect pop radio psychologist Willa Katt from Alvin Williams, a budding serial killer out to avenge his brother's death.

DOUBLE TALK
Alvin's brother was a well-known, successful sex-change doctor, and his brutal murder has bizarre sexual overtones. And he was Alvin's identical twin.

DEATH TALK
Soon Ace is on his way to unraveling the clues surrounding the mysterious and gruesome murder. But at what price? When an explosion at Willa's house threatens both their lives, Ace begins to think appearances aren't always what they seem.