Robert Oster

The Songbird Sings a Deadly Tune Robert Oster

Seventeen year old Benjamin Harris's mother vanishes the very same night as nightclub singer Kitty Kenyon. Is this a coincidence? After all, Maxine Harris was a hard working sales clerk, war widow and single mother. Law enforcement authorities deem this highly publicized tragedy "a cold case" but Ben refuses to accept his mother merely vanished into thin air. His obsession with finding the truth becomes the driving force influencing his choice to become a New York City detective. Shortly after Ben's supervisor and mentor, Lt. Alvin Pine and life-long bachelor marries sophisticated stage actress, Brenda Lofton, Ben falls in love with a woman who had been "the girl next door" when he was growing up. While Ben's partner Jerry and Lt. Pine, lend their assistance in uncovering the facts behind Maxine Harris's secret life they unwittingly become entangled with an international criminal organization that may have had a hand in promoting Brenda Lofton's career. Brenda seems to take a strong maternal interest in Ben's personal and professional life. Does she possess information about Maxine Harris's disappearance?