Murder Is My Racquet
Language: English
Published by Mysterious Press, NY, 2005
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Mitchell Books, Hemet, CA, U.S.A.Mitchell Books
AbeBooks seller since September 2, 2025
Condition: Used - Fine
£ 7.78
Quantity: 1 available
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Penzler, Otto (ed.), Murder Is My Racquet, Warner Books / Mysterious Books, New York, 2005, first edition / first printing, A clever and stylish anthology edited by Otto Penzler, featuring fourteen original short stories of mystery, murder, and tennis. Contributors include some of the genre’s finest voices—Lawrence Block, Kinky Friedman, Ridley Pearson, Lisa Scottoline, and many others—each serving up a suspenseful twist on the sport. Fine in a fine unclipped dust jacket, bright and sharp, an excellent copy of this inventive collection for both mystery lovers and collectors.
Seller Inventory # 1634
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Murder Is My Racquet
- Author
- Otto Penzler (edited by)
- Publisher
- Mysterious Press, NY
- Publication year
- 2005
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Item weight
- 1.5 pounds
- Dimensions
- 6 inches width by 9 inches height by 1 inch depth
Mitchell Books
Hemet, CA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since September 2, 2025
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