The Case of the Murdered Model (aka Prey for Me) (1954) is the third book in the Mac detective series and, if like me, you can’t get enough of the classic fifties pulp detective novels, this is just your ticket. Mac (no first or last name) is a Chicago private eye, tough, hardboiled, take-no-prisoners, and has a gruff relationship with the head of homicide, one lieutenant Donovan, who often gets Mac out of scrapes, but not till after they’ve had their differences. This is one of the best of the series. It is smoothly plotted and easy to read. All the action takes place in Chicago unlike some of the other books in the Mac series. This book has just about everything thrown in that you normally find in one of these fifties private eye novels, from murdered women, blackmail schemes, dirty pictures, preachers, hoods, nightclub owners, mistaken identity, and more. There is plenty of action in this book from fist fights to gunfire and more. There’s also quite a bit of suspense and a few good surprises thrown in. Mac has got the hardboiled attitude down pat. He is as tough and a no-nonsense as any of the old style detectives every were and just as stubborn. ( )