The Lover / The Mistress / The Passionate, Paperback/Carter Brown

THE LOVER In 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 Prophet THE MISTRESS In 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 town THE PASSIONATE In 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