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Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First edition, so stated. Slight spine slant, spine slightly darkened, light soiling, small spot at cover looks like a price label was removed. Dr. Hugh Westlake; Massachusetts. "A song holds the key to murder in this Dr. Hugh Westlake mystery from the Edgar Award--winning author who wrote the Peter Duluth series as Patrick Quentin. Quentin, best known for the Peter Duluth puzzle mysteries, also penned outstanding detective novels from the 1930s through the 1960s under other pseudonyms, including Q. Patrick and Jonathan Stagge. Anthony Boucher wrote: "Quentin is particularly noted for the enviable polish and grace which make him one of the leading American fabricants of the murderous comedy of manners; but this surface smoothness conceals intricate and meticulous plot construction as faultless as that of Agatha Christie." The affluent Bray family was known for throwing the most enjoyable picnics, and this one seemed to be no different to Dr. Hugh Westlake and his precocious progeny, Dawn. When their host's daughter breaks into a version of the old English folk ballad, "Green Grow the Rushes, O," no one gives it a second thought. Little do they know the song portends death. It begins with the bodies of twin boys found in the river, which connects to a lyric from the ballad. And before anyone can even recover from such a horror, more killings occur -- all diabolically tied to the song. With help from Dawn and his old friend, Inspector Cobb, Westlake must sort through an ever-shrinking circle of suspects and stop a murderer from striking another deadly note.". Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Book Club Edition. Book is fine in a near-mint jacket. A terrific copy of this Dr. Westlake mystery.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. The cover shows some edgewear with a good deal of discoloration to the boards. THe binding is sound. There is a little slant to the front board. No dustjacket.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good, Reading Copy. GGA - {Good Girl Art) Painted Cover (illustratore). TURN OF THE TABLE (aka Funeral for Five) (1950 Popular Library #267; A Dr. Hugh Cavendish Westlake Mystery #4); VAMPIRE or WEREWOLF? (1950; Popular Library / Better Publications of Canada; 192 pages; 1st Canadian Paperback Ed, 1st Printing; Was The Killer A Vampire? VAMPIRE or WEREWOLF? A Dr. Hugh Westlake Mystery; The several threads of family dynamics and struggles, psychic adventure and even supernatural creatures all weave together well and lead to an exciting finale which includes a drowning, creature attacks, insanity, adultery, and a raging fire. It's a great puzzle that all comes together nicely and even throws a few twists into the last few pages; GGA / Good Girl Art painted cover; RARE Title; Complete and Unabridged; Weight = 100 Grams;>> This is a reading copy. Heavy cover creasing; staining to backcover. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall 1st Canadian Paperback Ed, 1st Printing. Book.

Soft cover. Condizione: Fair to Good, Reading Copy. GGA - {Good Girl Art) Painted Cover (illustratore). TURN OF THE TABLE (aka Funeral for Five) (1950 Popular Library #267; A Dr. Hugh Cavendish Westlake Mystery #4); VAMPIRE or WEREWOLF? (1950; Popular Library / Better Publications of Canada; 192 pages; 1st Canadian Paperback Ed, 1st Printing; Was The Killer A Vampire? VAMPIRE or WEREWOLF? A Dr. Hugh Westlake Mystery; The several threads of family dynamics and struggles, psychic adventure and even supernatural creatures all weave together well and lead to an exciting finale which includes a drowning, creature attacks, insanity, adultery, and a raging fire. It's a great puzzle that all comes together nicely and even throws a few twists into the last few pages; GGA / Good Girl Art painted cover; RARE Title; Complete and Unabridged; Weight = 100 Grams;>> This is a reading copy. Heavy cover creasing; stamp to front end page; 1" x 2 1/2" piece missing from page 3/4 (3 words effected) Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall 1st Canadian Paperback Ed, 1st Printing. Book.

First Edition ~1st Printing Hardcover the scarce second Dr. Westlake mystery, good in black cloth boards, NO dust jacket; scuffing and dulling to boards, light fraying to board corners, front hinge weakening else a tight square unmarked copy; stated first edition; photos on request.