The Case of the Dead Lady Blues: A Pilgrim Hugh Incident

By Dean Wesley Smith

Private Detective Pilgrim Hugh loves solving strange cases. Very little stumps him for very long.

But a woman by the name of Deep Blue, dead in her empty apartment and dyed blue, seemed like an impossible case.

And more than Hugh knows depends on his quick solution.

Pilgrim Hugh once again rides to the rescue in his stretch limo driven by his brilliant assistant. If you love puzzle crime stories, grab “The Case of the Dead Lady Blues.”

• Language: English
• Publisher: WMG Publishing
• Release date: Mar 31, 2016
• ISBN: 9781524236861

Dean Wesley Smith

Considered one of the most prolific writers working in modern fiction, USA TODAY bestselling writer, Dean Wesley Smith published far over a hundred novels in forty years, and hundreds of short stories across many genres. He currently produces novels in four major series, including the time travel Thunder Mountain novels set in the old west, the galaxy-spanning Seeders Universe series, the urban fantasy Ghost of a Chance series, and the superhero series staring Poker Boy. During his career he also wrote a couple dozen Star Trek novels, the only two original Men in Black novels, Spider-Man and X-Men novels, plus novels set in gaming and television worlds.

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Private Detective Pilgrim Hugh loves solving strange cases. Very little stumps him for very long.

But a woman by the name of Deep Blue, dead in her empty apartment and dyed blue, seemed like an impossible case.

And more than Hugh knows depends on his quick solution.

Pilgrim Hugh once again rides to the rescue in his stretch limo driven by his brilliant assistant. If you love puzzle crime stories, grab The Case of the Dead Lady Blues.

CHAPTER ONE

PILGRIM HUGH STARED at the body of the woman even though he had no desire to stare or look or even glance. Blue was just not an attractive color on a redhead, and this woman had clearly been very attractive in her pink-skinned time.

Dead was not attractive either. And she was most certainly dead, stretched out in the middle of the polished oak floor.

Her skin was deep blue, clashing with her long red hair. Her white slinky dress also seemed a pale blue from the shade of her skin showing through. The dress left little to the imagination, allowing Pilgrim to see clearly more