Pick Up A Pulp [45]: PLAY, NOW, KILL LATER by Carter Brown

Rafe Kendall is a successful playwright who has made millions off his talent and skill to be a renowned and respected person in the entertainment industry, all of which is thrown into jeopardy when a talent agent threatens to expose him as a fraud; with concrete evidence that Kendall has plagiarized one of his most successful plays.

Of course, the allegations could all 'go-away' if Kendall is willing to pay a hefty price to keep his secret safe. 

Sounds like blackmail, smells like blackmail...

Enter PI to the stars, Rick Holman; hired by Kendall to locate the blackmailer and clear Kendall's name.

Play Now, Kill Later doesn't feel like the typical Rick Holman novel but that doesn't make it any less enjoyable. The PI to the stars has to literately feel his way around a bevy of females all suspected of playing a part in the allegation against Kendall and all have something to gain by doing so.

Riding / feeling his way through each bump and curve, Rick Holman eventually achieves a climax that is sure to rock the playwrights' world. 

My rating: 4/5 stars. For the most part, this was a pretty straight forward read and then the whodunit aspect really kicked into high gear making Play Now, Kill Later one of the more enjoyable Carter Brown mysteries.