Caesar Kluck, a soft-drink magnate, is murdered with cyanogen gas at a radio-broadcasting company. Benjamin Franklin Butts, a sound engineer, discovers the body and investigates, despite being fired by Harry Jones, the company's head. Kluck had many enemies, including Christina "Steenie" MacCorkle, Alexander MacCorkle, Dave Chapman, Tony Lisotti, Doctor Leonard Sylvester, and Joe Carney. Butts' only clue is a deflated toy-advertising balloon found near the body. He later finds another balloon, a straw, and a pin near Tony's body, who was also murdered. Butts solves the mystery after gathering the suspects together.
Danger on the Air
Benjamin Franklin Butts, a sound engineer, stumbles upon a gruesome discovery at a radio-broadcasting company: the body of Caesar Kluck, a wealthy soft-drink magnate, has been found dead in his office, with cyanogen gas poisoning as the apparent cause of death.
