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The great hotel murder, Vincent Starrett ; introduction by Lyndsay Faye

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When a New York banker is discovered dead from an apparent morphine overdose in a Chicago hotel, the circumstances surrounding his untimely end are suspicious to say the least. The dead man had switched rooms the night before with a stranger he met and drank with in the hotel bar. And before that, he'd registered under a fake name at the hotel, told his drinking companion a fake story about his visit to the Windy City, and seemingly made no effort to contact the actress, performing in a local show, to whom he was married. All of which is more than enough to raise eyebrows among those who discovered the body. Enter theatre critic and amateur sleuth Riley Blackwood, a friend of the hotel's owner, who endeavors to untangle this puzzling tale as discreetly as possible. But when another detective working the case, whose patron is unknown, is thrown from a yacht deck during a party by an equally unknown assailant, the investigation makes a splash among Chicago society. And then several of the possible suspects skip town, leaving Blackwood struggling to determine their guilt or innocence--and their whereabouts
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eng
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viii, 210 pages
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  • At head of series title: Otto Penzler presents
  • Includes discussion questions
  • Originally published: Garden City, N.Y. : Published for the Crime Club, Inc., by Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1935. With note on OCLC entry: "Previously published in the Redbook magazine in one installment under the title of 'Recipe for murder'."
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9781613161883
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The great hotel murder
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The great hotel murder
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Vincent Starrett ; introduction by Lyndsay Faye
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Language
eng
Summary
When a New York banker is discovered dead from an apparent morphine overdose in a Chicago hotel, the circumstances surrounding his untimely end are suspicious to say the least. The dead man had switched rooms the night before with a stranger he met and drank with in the hotel bar. And before that, he'd registered under a fake name at the hotel, told his drinking companion a fake story about his visit to the Windy City, and seemingly made no effort to contact the actress, performing in a local show, to whom he was married. All of which is more than enough to raise eyebrows among those who discovered the body. Enter theatre critic and amateur sleuth Riley Blackwood, a friend of the hotel's owner, who endeavors to untangle this puzzling tale as discreetly as possible. But when another detective working the case, whose patron is unknown, is thrown from a yacht deck during a party by an equally unknown assailant, the investigation makes a splash among Chicago society. And then several of the possible suspects skip town, leaving Blackwood struggling to determine their guilt or innocence--and their whereabouts
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1886-1974
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Starrett, Vincent
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no index present
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fiction
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1886-1974
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  • Faye, Lyndsay
  • Starrett, Vincent
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American mystery classics
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  • Hotels
  • Theater critics
  • Murder
  • Chicago (Ill.)
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adult
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The great hotel murder, Vincent Starrett ; introduction by Lyndsay Faye
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Note
  • At head of series title: Otto Penzler presents
  • Includes discussion questions
  • Originally published: Garden City, N.Y. : Published for the Crime Club, Inc., by Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1935. With note on OCLC entry: "Previously published in the Redbook magazine in one installment under the title of 'Recipe for murder'."
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volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent
Dimensions
21 cm.
Extent
viii, 210 pages
Isbn
9781613161883
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2020912208
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unmediated
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rdamedia
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  • n
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  • on1141499279
  • (OCoLC)1141499279
Label
The great hotel murder, Vincent Starrett ; introduction by Lyndsay Faye
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • At head of series title: Otto Penzler presents
  • Includes discussion questions
  • Originally published: Garden City, N.Y. : Published for the Crime Club, Inc., by Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1935. With note on OCLC entry: "Previously published in the Redbook magazine in one installment under the title of 'Recipe for murder'."
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
21 cm.
Extent
viii, 210 pages
Isbn
9781613161883
Lccn
2020912208
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • on1141499279
  • (OCoLC)1141499279

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