Hard boiled.

They say this town attracts the crazies.  It’s tough being a gumshoe in a city haunted by a man who dresses up in his underwear and swings from rooftops, who fights clowns and penguins and other weirdos.  When she walked into my office, I knew she had a story.  They all have stories.  She said, “My brother was killed at his job.  He was a proofreader and a note was pinned to his face that said, ‘Triple Word Score.’  I don’t know what to do.”  The Scrabbler was back.  I was looking for clues all over town.  It’s hard to find a two letter word that uses Q without a U.  But I can do it.  I won’t let that cowled freak have the jump on me this time.  That freak never comes out during the day.  That’s where I have the leg up.  I think this clue will lead me to the answer.

HOLY BANANAGRAMS!

Happy Birthday, Shreve!