Death in the Fifth Position (Panther Books) - Softcover

Box, Edgar

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0586054111 ISBN 13: 9780586054116

Publisher: HarperCollins Distribution Services, 1982

Synopsis

In Death in the Fifth Position, dashing P.R. man Peter Sargent is hired by a ballet company on the eve of a major upcoming performance. Handling the press seems to be no problem, but when a rising star in the company is killed during the performance--dropped from thirty feet above the stage, crashing to her death in a perfect fifth position--Sargent has a real case on his hands. As he ingratiates himself with the players behind the scenes (especially one lovely young ballerina), he finds that this seemingly graceful ballet company is performing their most dramatic acts behind the curtain. There are sharp rivalries, sordid affairs, and shady characters. Sargent, though, has no trouble staying on point and proving that the ballerina killer is no match for his keen eye and raffish charm.

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Review

Classic. . . . The forerunner of the mod-and-sex mystery. . . Presented with perception and verisimilitude. Dorothy B. Hughes, Los Angeles Times
The case of the missing author is over. Gore Vidal has emerged from behind the facade of Edgar Box. The New Republic
Terse and lively. . . . Balletomanes will relish the book. The New York Times"

-Classic. . . . The forerunner of the mod-and-sex mystery. . . Presented with perception and verisimilitude.- --Dorothy B. Hughes, Los Angeles Times
-The case of the missing author is over. Gore Vidal has emerged from behind the facade of Edgar Box.- --The New Republic
-Terse and lively. . . . Balletomanes will relish the book.- --The New York Times

"Classic. . . . The forerunner of the mod-and-sex mystery. . . Presented with perception and verisimilitude." --Dorothy B. Hughes, Los Angeles Times

"The case of the missing author is over. Gore Vidal has emerged from behind the facade of Edgar Box." --The New Republic

"Terse and lively. . . . Balletomanes will relish the book." --The New York Times

About the Author

Gore Vidal is the author of twenty-three novels, five plays, two memoirs, numerous screenplays and short stories, and well over two hundred essays. His United States: Essays, 1952-1992 received the National Book Award.

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperCollins Distribution Services
• Publication date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0586054111
• ISBN 13: 9780586054116
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176