Emile Tepperman 
Dead or Alive [EPUB ebook] 

ON OCTOBER 1, John Stafford, mayor of Hill City, was shot and instantly killed by a dope – crazed assassin named Dill. The next in line for the mayoral job was Lawrence Hall, president of the City Council. But, for some unaccountable reason, Hall refused the honor. In order to avoid becoming mayor, he resigned from the City Council and left at once for Florida, taking his wife and son with him…