“The Most Ordinary Murder.” The first novel in the series about the Hunter family detective agency. The father of young Ed Hunter, a simple typesetter from a printing house, went to collect his paycheck, and in the morning he was found murdered in an alley. The police consider the investigation futile, and then Ed, together with his uncle, “carnival owner” Ambrose Hunter, begin an independent search for the killer. From his uncle's stories, Ed learns with amazement about his father's turbulent youth... “Where will death overtake you?” One hot August afternoon, the charming red-haired beauty Sally Dower turns to the Hunter and Hunter detective agency for help. Ed Hunter and his Uncle Em resolutely refuse the girl when she explains that they want to kill her... the Martians. However, the girl is so sweet and so upset that Ed Hunter agrees to spend one evening with her so that she can feel safe at least for a little while...