<p>In the midst of a demonstration staged by sit-down strikers, WPA Administrator Henry Ireton is murdered at his desk. Ex-newspaperman Jim Moore has been sent from Washington to look into trouble in Ireton&rsquo;s district, and finds himself both the temporary new deputy administrator and sidekick to Lieut. Pietro Tonelli, the hard-boiled but human ace of the Homicide Squad, as they investigate the murder. The killer strikes again, but Moore and Tonelli discover further trouble as evidence arises that a secretive criminal organization has spread its tentacles throughout Ireton&rsquo;s district, threatening to spread nationwide. Politics and murder go hand in hand in <em>Murder in the WPA</em>.</p><p><em>Murder in the WPA </em>was published in 1937. (More classic mysteries available from CoachwhipBooks.com.)</p>