31. HUSH MONEY , by Robert B . Parker . ( Putnam, $ 22 . 95 .)32. Hubbell denied that the payments were hush money . 33. The group argued that reports of hush money and other secret payments had alarmed Catholic contributors. 34. The new gangster, Ryuichi Koike, threatened to make a stink unless paid hush money , prosecutors allege. 35. Miller described them as " hush money ." 36. Starr is investigating whether this was hush money . 37. Hubbell has said the payments were not hush money , which is what some Clinton critics allege. 38. The first con artist offers a sizable sum of hush money , and the victim pitches in. 39. He denied any payment of " hush money " to prevent victims from publicizing their complaints. 40. The Memphis Commercial Appeal headlined a column by William Rusher " Hush Money for Hubbell ?"