Al Wheeler Series / The Victim / Carter Brown

A book by Carter Brown. The fact that the films were made in French, the television series in Japanese and the musical in collaboration with Richard O’Brien (of Rocky Horror Show fame) clearly shows that Carter Brown has broad and universal appeal. In this particular book, it says: “Three puppets … And a corpse. One is a merry widow starting a new life after her husband’s death; one is a voluptuous skip tracer whose curves turn up in some unsavoury shops; one is a gorgeous receptionist who takes notice when a big bodice maker purrs. One – or they all – know whether it was an accident or a murder that turned a footless husband into a corpse in concrete. And it’s up to Al Wheeler, a devil with the dolls and a cop who will stop at nothing to find an answer – and fast!