Mystery fiction's legendary trio, Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, and Erle Stanley Gardner, are back--as amateur detectives--following their dynamic, critically acclaimed debut in The Black Mask Murders. Here they interact in a complex, colorful, and ultimately dangerous adventure, a richly textured thriller that also celebrates the joys of love and marriage between Chandler and his exceptional wife, Cissy.
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Mystery fiction's legendary trio, Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, and Erle Stanley Gardner, are back--as amateur detectives--following their dynamic, critically acclaimed debut in The Black Mask Murders. Here they interact in a complex, colorful, and ultimately dangerous adventure, a richly textured thriller that also celebrates the joys of love and marriage between Chandler and his exceptional wife, Cissy.
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Like New in Like New jacket. Stated First Edition (January 1996), First Printing (Full Number Line). Not price-clipped ($20.95 price intact). Published by Thomas Dunne/St. Martin's Press, 1996. Octavo. Black boards stamped in gold. Signed and humorously illustrated by author on front flyleaf. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like new. A fine signed copy of this addition to the Black Mask Boys mystery series featuring jacket art by Chris Gall. 230 pages. ISBN: 0312140118. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!
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Fine. No Jacket. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Signed by Author First edition, January 1996, with complete number line beginning with 1. Advance Uncorrected Proof. SIGNED AND DATED by the author at the title page "William F. Nolan 1/27/96". A fine, unread copy. A novel featuring The Black Mask Boys: Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, and Erle Stanley Gardner. "The Black Mask boys are back, and that's a cause for celebration. Introduced as detectives in Nolan's Black Mask Murders (1994), they track down the murderer of Chandler's wife's first husband, Julian, who has apparently committed ritual suicide in a Chinese cemetery. Cissy Chandler, not buying the suicide story, puts her husband on the case. Chandler follows Julian's trail to horror-movie actress Carmilla Blastok, who leads the writer-sleuth to a thug named Enright, who may have killed Carmilla's sister. When Chandler gets in over his head, he calls his Black Mask cronies for help. Along the way, Charlie Chaplin, William Randolph Hearst, and Orson Welles also make cameo appearances."--Booklist.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. Glued binding. 230 p. Audience: General/trade. This is a SIGNED First Edition with complete number line to 1. The Book is in Very Good conditionwith no remainder or previous owner markings. It is signed by the author on the title page. The Dust Jacket shows the original publishers price of $20.95 and is in Near Fine condition with light shelf wear. Please see the provided photo of the book on sale. I m happy to provide additional pictures of any and all books for you, please just ask!
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0312140118. First edition. INSCRIBED by William F. Nolan on front end-paper. Nolan has also drawn a cool cartoon drawing of a hardboiled shamus. Fine in fine dust jacket. A mystery involving Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler & Erle Stanley Gardner.