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Trade Paperback. Condizione: Fine. Full number line 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 367 pages. American Mystery Classics. A retired Shakespearean actor plays his new role -- amateur sleuth -- after a murder in a New York streetcar.Born during intermission in a seedy New Orleans playhouse, Drury Lane has spent the better part of his life in the theater. A majestic old-fashioned ham, he made his name in London, where his record-breaking run as Hamlet defined the role for a generation. When hearing loss forces him to retire, he turns his attention to human drama -- specifically crime. Using his powers of disguise, knowledge of human nature, and an occasional dash of theatrical combat, Lane is the most fantastic detective of all time -- onstage or off.…

dj. Hardcover. Originally published under Dannay and Lee's alternate pseudonym, Barnaby Ross. Very Good plus in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Spine lean. Jacket lightly rubbed at the extremities, with several neat cello tape reinforcements to the verso, and a hint of fading to the spine.