The Mummers' Curse: An Amanda Pepper Mystery - Hardcover

Roberts, Gillian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0345403231 ISBN 13: 9780345403230

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 1996

Synopsis

The prime suspect in the murder of a Mummer's Day Parade participant claims to have been with Philadelphia schoolteacher and amateur sleuth Amanda Pepper when the crime took place, which means Ms. Pepper must crack the case to uncover the truth. Tour.

About this title

About the Author:

Gillian Roberts is the nom de mystère of mainstream novelist Judith Greber. Winner of the Anthony Award for Best First Mystery for Caught Dead in Philadelphia, she is also the author of Philly Stakes, I'd Rather Be in Philadelphia, With Friends Like These . . . , How I Spent My Summer Vacation, and In the Dead of Summer. Formerly an English teacher in Philadelphia, she now lives in California.
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From the Inside Flap:

the Dorothy Parker of mystery writers . . . giving more wit per page than most writers give per book."
--Nancy Pickard
In her new novel starring Philadelphia schoolteacher Amanda Pepper, Gillian Roberts once again mixes mystery and mirth. This time Roberts explores Philadelphia's unique flesh and blood "historical monument"-- the Mummers, who live (and perhaps are willing to die) for a few hours of glory every New Year's Day.
The famous Mummers' Parade is an extravaganza that draws enormous crowds who cheer through chattering teeth, as more than thirty thousand clowns, string bands, and fancy brigades strut their stuff up Broad Street. But this year, while the music blares and the Mummers dance, a reveling Pierrot suddenly sinks to the ground, shot dead.
Amanda is, at first, only a horrified spectator. But when the prime suspect--her friend and fellow teacher at Philly Prep--falsely claims to have been with her at the time of the murder, Amanda can no longer st

About this edition

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0345403231
• ISBN 13: 9780345403230
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 231
• Editor: Blades Joe