" CLARA LAYTEN-THE CHELEA MURDERS," EVA LANE SINGER VICTIM

Clara Layten- The Chelsea Murders"

Eva Lane Songstress Victim

The applause was thunderous, people in the audience were throwing roses at the feet of Eva
Lane. She looked radiant in her floor length white evening gown.The flood lights brought out
her dark beauty, dark brown hair, large dark brown eyes, her skin the color of ivory, flawless.
This was Eva's last night of her two week engagement at one of New York's famous night
clubs, the Tracadero. The audience went wild , screaming for more. " Bravo ! Bravo ! Eva, We
Love You ! Sing " Ja Regret Rein ( I Regret Nothing.) As she started to sing the song made
famous by Edith Piaf, the audience went wild throwing more roses onto the stage. Eva made
her exit, she turned and blew a kiss to the audience.

She had all of New York at her feet, they loved her.Returning to her dressing room she decided
not to change it was late. She looked at her watch, it was 2:00 AM. She put on her Fox stole
and exited the club looking for a cab. Standing at the curb she opened her jeweled evening bag
to find a cigarette. It took her several minutes to light it, the wind was very gusty and chilly.
Finally after a few minutes she spotted a taxi and hailed it, the cab driver made an illegal u turn
and stopped in front of her. " Driver I would like to go to 555 West 21st Street, that's between
9th and 10th Avenue." She was exhausted from her show , she felt great inside knowing the
engagement was a great triumph. Looking out the window she noticed the driver was going the
wrong way. " Driver, why are you going towards the Henry Hudson Parkway, instead of taking
9th Avenue ?" " Excuse me madam ! I think I know where I'm going. After all I am the cab
driver !"

Eva mumbled under her breath: " Insolent Bastard !" Going through her evening bag, she pulled
out another cigarette and lit it. She took a long drag, slowly releasing the smoke. The cab driver
turned and gave her a dirty look, then he put on the radio full blasted, the channel was playing
a loud hip hop tune. Eva was getting irritated by the loud music. " Driver ! Do you mind ! Please,
lower that music, it's hurting my ears !' The driver looked through the mirror and shouted: I'll
lower it when you decide to put out the dam cigarette. Can't you read English lady ! The sign
" NO Smoking.!" Eva shouted back " I will not ! I have my rights!" The cab driver gunned the gas
then pulled over : " Get out lady ! I refuse to take you any further !" Eva got out and swung the
door open, as she got out she turned and threw a five dollar bill at the cabbie. " I hope you
choke on it!" As he drove away, he shouted out the window : " BITCH !" She looked up at the
Street sign, it read 15th Street and 10th Avenue.

She turned and started to walk up15th Street towards 9th Avenue. Half way down the block
she paused for a moment searching her evening bag for another cigarette. As she put the
cigarette to her lips , a lighted match came out of the darkness. She became startled.
" May I help a lady in distress ?" " You startled me !" The person stood next to her in the
shadows, she barley could make out his features. " May I escort madam to the corner?" From
what she could see in the dim light, his features were sharp and handsome. " First you must
light my cigarette, your match blew out, kind sir."

" Your Eva Lane the singer ?" Eva was startled at what he said and a little nervous this person
knew who she was. " Why yes. How did you know that ? Have you seen me sing ?" As he lit her
cigarette he stared at her with a strange look. " No, I have seen your picture in the society
column It doesn't do you justice." " Thank you." As they walked along 15th Street , she could
feel his hand rubbing her back. " Please don't do that!" As Eva pulled away , he grabbed her by the wrist. She struggled with him, he turned and slapped her hard across the face, stunning her.
She stumbled backwards dropping her Fox stole to the ground. " What are you doing? I don't even
know you, keep away from me !" She started to run, tripping over the old cobblestones and fell
to the ground. As she got up from the dirty wet ground, he grabbed her by the back of the dress
tearing it. She fought him with all her strength, he grabbed her by the wrist, ripping off her ruby
bracelet, it flew across the street into the muddy water.

She kicked him in the groin, he bent over in agony. Tripping over her gown she ran screaming:
" Someone! Anyone ! Help me! I'm being attacked ! Please help !" Her attacker grabbed her by
the back of the neck, they both fell to the ground. He knelt over her trembling body, pulling
out a large butcher knife and plunging it into her chest again, again and again. She let out a
loud moaning sound, her white gown soaked in blood. Her body slowly jerked on the ground,
you could hear the death rattle in her throat. Her arm outstretched, her fist in a death grip.

Her killed stood over her dying body, softly whispering: " Sweet lady. You've just met the Chelsea
butcher " He let out an evil horrifying laugh: " HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!"


I hope you enjoyed my latest book published 2010 amazon books, sleep tight...

Sweet dreams....Joe

1/4/2011


I forgot to give the iSBN # 978-4489-2515-5 Amazon books.
Sometime this year my new murder mystery will be available
through Amazon books: " Clara Layten- Murder On Society Road"
Look for it.. This book will be a great who done it, was it the butler ?
The lawyer ?, The ex-showgirl, the nymphomaniac niece, the nephew
who owed the mob money, the greedy maid ? You'll find out in 2011
when it finally comes out...

Cheers....Joe

Joe, is this a rewrite from 2005 or is it a reprint with PA? At least the price is reasonable for a PA book...

1/4/2011

DK..

This book came out January 2010 , the price on
Amazon books is cheaper than PA, they raised
their prices sky high, I first wrote this book in
1990, now working on " Clara Layten- Murder On
Society Road." I plan on publishing it through Amazon.


Cheers..Joe

You are right it is scary.

The Amazon listing refers to two other printings, one in 2005 which was Lulu. That's what I found confusing and set me wondering if this is a new version of the Lulu book of 2005 or an entirely new book since Amazon.com is referring customers to the out of print Lulu book.

I'm still a little confused. So far as I know, Amazon lists the PA price in their listing. Mine is ridiculous; however, I have the ebook at $4.76 for Arirang: The Bamboo Connection which I did myself when I got the ebook rights back from Publish America.

Amazon.com lists PA as the current publisher of your book unless I went to the wrong listing (although they only showed one book). Maybe it's just midnight and tomorrow I will see more clearly :-)

Congratulations are in order anyway!! I see your book is already scaring the women. Sorry, but I prefer something more on the order of Wind in the Willows these days.

1/4/2011

DK..

I stand corrected I forgot I did publish it with Lulu
once, then I pulled it, then had PA publish it, I see they
still list it also with Lulu why I don't know , I haven't had
it on Lulu for over five years....


Cheers..Joe

This is great Joe I look forward to the next book.

1/4/2011

David..

Thank you ! I'm only half way through with the
2nd book , it's hard when you have a household full of
suspects....Each one with a motive to collect millions..

Cheers..Joe

Joe,


You are amazing. No one could even dream of you thinking such things. You are a real writer!

1/4/2011

Alice..

I will list all the suspects, let's see who can
guess who the murderer is ?

Cheers..Joe

1/4/2011


Clara Layten - Murder On Society Road

This is the scenario , all of these individuals stand to inherit
400 Million dollars, there has been a murder, the patriarch has been
found dead, but the bodies will build up one after the other, can you
guess who the real killer is and why ?.....


Joe....Nephew to Jane ( Murder victim) he has a bad gambling habit, has
no real love for his aunt. Would he murder his beloved aunt ?

Fi Fi....Joe's wife, he found her in a strip club in a small town. Joe's aunt
was shocked he would marry as she called her a hoochy koochy
dancer. Fi Fi is loud, dresses like a 10th Avenue hooker, no class.
Would she murder to gain the fortune ?

Cindy... Joe's sister, has squandered millions of dollars, she was a severe
nymphomaniac sleeping her way up and down the social register
along the east coast. What is her motive for murder ?

Alfred...The butler, did he have a sinister motive for murder ?

Martha...Joe's second sister, was she in the room when the old lady died ?


Charles...The chauffeur, he had many secrets, secrets so shocking the old
lady was shocked by, did he do it ?


Who is the killer and the next victim ?........


Cheers..Joe

Joe,

Since we know the butler always does it--I will wager the butler did not do it.

How was the murder committed? Poison, firearm, knife, strangulation?

Thanks!

1/4/2011


Alice..

Correct the butler didn't do it...
The old Lady Jane was poisoned.
There are several murders, who do
you think is next and how ?


Cheers..Joe

joefrank wrote:

1/4/2011


Alice..

Correct the butler didn't do it...
The old Lady Jane was poisoned.
There are several murders, who do
you think is next and how ?


Cheers..Joe

Wasn't she a matriarch, instead of a patriarch?


Murderer must have been a women because she used poison.

1/5/2011

Alice...

No, the murderer wasn't a woman. Yes she was
the matriarch of the family. Now who do you think is
next and how is it done ?


Cheers..Joe

joefrank wrote:

1/5/2011

Alice...

No, the murderer wasn't a woman. Yes she was
the matriarch of the family. Now who do you think is
next and how is it done ?


Cheers..Joe

Do you know yet?

1/5/2011


Alice..

You have to guess who's the next victim , how their
murdered ? There are many ways , such as a gun, a
knife, strangulation, hanging...Just a few clues for you.
You have to pick the victim and the weapon, I know who
it is and how it was done....


Cheers..Joe

Joe,
I am only a genius, not a psychic! Ask James--he knows everything!

1/5/2011


Alice..

You don't have to be a psychic, just use your noodle...
Maybe Shelagh can guess ?


Cheers..Joe

LOL! Joe, I think you should ask James. But watch out -- he might tell you that you're wrong! After all, you're only the author, so what would you know?

Okay, here goes--Charles, the chauffeur killed Alfred, the butler by running over him with the limo.

Shelagh wrote:

LOL! Joe, I think you should ask James. But watch out -- he might tell you that you're wrong! After all, you're only the author, so what would you know?

Shelagh is right.

You are probably involved in a cover-up and trying to rewrite history.

Don't he'll have you running round in corn circles.

dmondeo wrote:

Don't he'll have you running round in corn circles.

Or buried in an earthquake caused by lightning.