The police called it an accident. The dead man's wife insisted it was murder. Either way it was maddeningly mysterious. Captain Harold Jeffries, swaddled in his robe, had settled down for a cozy evening with Crime and Punishment when his wife left the house for a bridge party. An hour later he was dead. What could have induced him to dress and go out into the stormy night--much less to walk on the beach, which he hated and never went near? Conan Flagg, proprietor of the Holliday Beach Bookshop and Rental Library, is ...
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The police called it an accident. The dead man's wife insisted it was murder. Either way it was maddeningly mysterious. Captain Harold Jeffries, swaddled in his robe, had settled down for a cozy evening with Crime and Punishment when his wife left the house for a bridge party. An hour later he was dead. What could have induced him to dress and go out into the stormy night--much less to walk on the beach, which he hated and never went near? Conan Flagg, proprietor of the Holliday Beach Bookshop and Rental Library, is persuaded by Jeffries' widow to investigate privately; and astonishingly, all the clues lead to Flagg's own Dickensian establishment. With passing assistance from Meg, the bookstore cat, Flagg baits a trap to catch a rat--and finds himself dangerously involved in a crime with implications far beyond this lazy seaside village.
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Near Fine in Very Good+ jacket. Book Clean first edition in original unclipped dust jacket. Clean blue cloth boards with silver lettering on spine. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound-no cracking. Pages and edges are clean with clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 205 pages. Clean jacket is not price clipped (4.95 on front inside flap); has minimal chipping and wear at top spine edge, slight corner wear; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. When a man who never goes near the ocean takes a walk by the shoreo ne night and drowns, no one believes his widow's story of murder.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!