The Origin of Evil

Language: English

Published by Little Brown and Company, Boston, MA, 1951

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Little Brown and Company, Boston, MA. 1951. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; light shelfwear to head, tail, and tips. No DJ. Red buckram boards and spine with black lettering on the spine and front board. Tinted textblock top edge. Deckled fore edge. 219 pp 8vo (5 3/4" x 8.5"x 7/8"). Clean internals. Inner hinges are sound and not split. A clean very presentable copy.Having escaped New York with the hopes of finishing his latest mystery novel in peace in Los Angeles, Ellery Queen is shocked when a knock on his door lands him right in the middle of yet another mystery. Leander Hill, a prominent Hollywood jeweler, recently died of a heart attack after receiving a package containing a dead dog, a sight that literally frightened him to death. Hill's daughter is convinced the act was premeditated murder and enlists Queen's help to catch the killer. Now Queen must harness all of his skills to prevail over this unscrupulous mind. A clean very presentable copy.…

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Title
The Origin of Evil
Author
Ellery Queen (Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee)
Publisher
Little Brown and Company, Boston, MA
Publication year
1951
Condition
Very Good
Dust jacket
No Jacket
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Edition
Book Club Edition
Dimensions
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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