Blow Hot, Blow Cold (Ellery Queen Mysteries Ser.: Vol. 1964)

By: Ellery Queen

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Synopsis: A summertime slaying sets a suburban housewife on the hunt for a killer On a scorching summer afternoon, Nancy Howell bakes in the sun, hoping her neighbor will invite her inside. Lila has central air conditioning—a priceless luxury this time of year—and while Nancy doesn&’t think much of her notoriously promiscuous neighbor, she would do anything to cool down. Sadly, Lila doesn&’t step outside. She never will again. After more than a day without seeing her neighbor, Nancy finally goes next door and finds Lila sprawled across her bed, a knife buried deep in her chest. When Lila&’s cuckolded husband is also found dead, the police label it a tragic murder-suicide—but Nancy isn&’t convinced. In this gin-soaked patch of suburbia, adultery is a way of life and jealousy isn&’t reason enough for a husband to kill. As the mercury inevitably rises, so will the body count.