DEATH AT THE ISTHMUS
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In the Panama Zone, lawyer Jim Russell sees the sights -- and scents some trouble when Max Darrow calls him there to repay a debt. Promising to take Max' gifts back to the U.S., Jim runs afoul of persistent interference; Max' death is followed by another; gun running, gem smuggling and Latin-American revolutions enter in. But Jim's hope and logic pay off to Inspector General Quesada as well as the girl in the case. Popularized.