cover image The King of the Nightcap

The King of the Nightcap

William Murray. Crimeline, $4.5 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-553-28426-3

Shifty Lou Anderson, cardplayer, magician and racetrack habitue, is back in Murray's latest ingenious caper. When a track errand-runner disappears with a bundle of cash, Shifty and his sidekick Jay Fox follow his trail to Tijuana. ``Fast, funny and furious, this labyrinthine puzzler starts out a bit shakily but sprints to a satisfying finish,'' maintained PW. (Aug.)