It is late winter 1934 in Manhattan when DeeDee Carlson dies after falling from the balcony of her apartment at the Ansonia. Her boyfriend, Chip Stevenson, begs Honoraria Barlow, his late mother's closest friend, and his as well, to look into the circumstances of DeeDee's death. Honoria insists that her experience as a script doctor doesn't qualify her to play gumshoe, but out of love for Chip, and against the wishes of her protective Russian born husband, Mikhail, she agrees to do a little sleuthing. This commitment takes ...
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It is late winter 1934 in Manhattan when DeeDee Carlson dies after falling from the balcony of her apartment at the Ansonia. Her boyfriend, Chip Stevenson, begs Honoraria Barlow, his late mother's closest friend, and his as well, to look into the circumstances of DeeDee's death. Honoria insists that her experience as a script doctor doesn't qualify her to play gumshoe, but out of love for Chip, and against the wishes of her protective Russian born husband, Mikhail, she agrees to do a little sleuthing. This commitment takes Honoria and her assistant, Maybelle, into some of New York's most elegant dwellings where they meet the dead girl's mother and friends. Some of DeeDee's friends adored her, some loathed her. The young woman had many secrets, and as Honoria begins to uncover them, the situation turns as dangerous as the murderously cold weather. With homeless families living in Hooverville in Central Park, and the popular radio shows, restaurants, nightclubs and shops, the era is meticulously reproduced; it's black and white, like a film that's the end product of one of Honoria's doctored scripts. It's Manhattan; it's a clever, unique woman working her way through a puzzle; and ultimately, it's a matter of whether Honoria will survive the experience.
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Very good. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.
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Good. The front cover has a slight forward lean RELIABLE large print library withdrawal with a NICE dust jacket in the plastic, protective cover. Stamped at the page edge with a card pocket page on the inside. The card pocket has been removed leaving a mark. Light scuff to the plastic cover. Useful!
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Very good. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.
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Allen, Charlotte Vale., Island Nation Press, 1997, c1997, 1st Edition, boards & cloth (hard cover), fine with fine dj, 284 pp, tall 8vo, "It is late Winter 1934 in Manhattan..."
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Allen, Charlotte Vale., Island Nation Press, 1997, c1997, 1st Edition, cloth (hard cover), fine with fine dj (as new), 284 pp, tall 8vo, ISBN: 0965743713, "It is late Winter 1934 in Manhattan..."
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Good. No Jacket. Ex-Libris. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Boards have minor shelfwear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Embossment on fep.
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Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. Just a hint of edge rubbing, paper age toned, in very slightly edge rubbed DJ. Now protected in a mylar jacket. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR.; Large 8vo 9"-10" tall; 284 pages.