Double Negative (Penguin Crime Fiction) - Softcover

Carkeet, David

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9780140060706: Double Negative (Penguin Crime Fiction)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140060707 ISBN 13: 9780140060706

Publisher: Penguin, 1982

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As the prime suspect in a series of bizarre killings that occurred in a think-tank on the Wabash, Jeremy Cook must learn a new language--the oldest on earth--in order to clear himself

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Praise for "Double Negative"

"The dialogue is crisp and witty, and the plot as unusual and engaging as any from the Golden Age of the classic detective story."
?"St. Louis Post-Dispatch"

""Double Negative" is a thoroughly enjoyable piece of work. It is a murder mystery told with a very personal kind of light-hearted charm."
?"New York Times Book Review"

Praise for "Double Negative"
"The dialogue is crisp and witty, and the plot as unusual and engaging as any from the Golden Age of the classic detective story."-"St. Louis Post- Dispatch"
"Thoroughly enjoyable. . . A murder mystery told with a very personal kind of light-hearted charm."-"New York Times Book Review"

About the Author:

David Carkeet is the author of six novels, including his new novel, From Away, which is being released by Overlook in hardcover in March. Among his honors are an Edgar nomination, a James D. Phelan Award from the San Francisco Foundation, an O.Henry Award, and a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. He was born in Sonoma, California and lives with his wife and two daughters near Montpelier, Vermont.

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