The third Joan Spencer mystery combines a staging of a Gilbert and Sullivan production with murder in a small town. Playing Viola for the Civic Symphony's production of "Ruddigore", Joan is present when the judge is murdered on stage. Together with Lt. Fred Lundquist, Joan follows the clues to a fateful confrontation with a man whose mind is set on nothing but revenge.
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The third Joan Spencer mystery combines a staging of a Gilbert and Sullivan production with murder in a small town. Playing Viola for the Civic Symphony's production of "Ruddigore", Joan is present when the judge is murdered on stage. Together with Lt. Fred Lundquist, Joan follows the clues to a fateful confrontation with a man whose mind is set on nothing but revenge.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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As New in As New jacket. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Joan Spencer mystery. SIGNED by Sara Hoskinson Frommer. Very fine book in very fine dj.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book 1st edition, May 1997, so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. "Oliver, Indiana, is now home to widow Joan Spencer and her college student son Andrew (Buried in Quilts, 1997, etc.). Joan is director of the Senior Citizens' Center and plays viola in the town's symphony orchestra, which is doing Gilbert and Sullivan's Ruddigore at Oliver College. The cast--students and townspeople--includes local Justice David Palmer, whose little daughter had been saved by Joan in a recent tornado. Also backstage are carpenter Zach Yoder and his boss Virgil Shoals, both heavily involved in repairing tornado damage--such as Joan's torn-up porch and the next-door house of elderly Henry Palmer, David's uncle, whose fall through a floor put him in the hospital. It's two weeks after the tornado when, on the opening night of Ruddigore, David Palmer is found stabbed to death and Joan's policeman friend Fred Lundquist has to find someone with opportunity and motive among the dozens of people involved in the production. He makes heavy weather of it, too, especially after the autopsy shows the use of two weapons--the knife in Putnam's back being found not the cause of death. The investigation falls into limbo until Joan stumbles on what she thinks is a vital clue, sending out signals that mark her as the killer's next victim. Ardent Gilbert and Sullivan followers will enjoy the Ruddigore replay..."--Kirkus Review.
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Like New in Like New jacket. Size: 8x5x1; A nice hardcover in a protective Mylar sleeve with a crisp dust jacket, a tight binding and an unmarked text. Autographed by the author. From a private smoke free collection. Shipping within 24 hours a tracking number and delivery confirmation.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book. Signed by Author 1st edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. SIGNED COPY. " In the small town of Oliver, Indiana, a well-liked judge is murdered onstage during a local performance of Gilbert & Sullivan's operetta 'Ruddigore'. The director of the Senior Citizens Center, Joan Spencer, is playing the viola in the orchestra when it happens, and her ties with the judge's family--and with nearly everyone else in Oliver--draw her into the investigation. This third mystery in the series is a neatly plotted cozy filled with deft touches: Joan's affectionate relationship with her college-age son; what to do in Indiana during a tornado; the surreal dream of knowing, even in sleep, that you have to pee. Joan's relationship with local police officer Fred Lundquist is traced in the tentative dance of older lovers, as the debris of their past (she's a widow; he's divorced) swirls about them."--Booklist.
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Very Good + in Near Fine jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the Title page. Signature only First edition, First printing. Book is in Very Good + condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges have a small amount of reading wear. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Near Fine condition. Autographed sticker to the front jacket. Not chipped or crinkled. Book is price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar wrapper. Thanks and Enjoy. All-Ways well boxed, All-Ways fast service. Thanks.
