New York: Lancer Books, 1970. First Edition, First Printing. . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good to Near Fine. Vintage paperback, Lancer 76640; the second mystery-thriller in Lancer's Troubleshooter series, written by Richard Deming using the Ellery Queen "house" pseudonymn, and featuring Mike McCall, Assistant to the Governor for Special Affairs, searching for the killer of a rightwing politician before an eruption of racial violence; Paperback Original, First Printing of True First Edition; text is clean, tight, square, lightly age-tanned in white pictorial wrappers showing slight age-discoloration along edges and spine o/w very minimal surface and edgewear. Collectable. Hard To Find.

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Bookseller: H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 002199
Title: THE BLACK HEARTS MURDER
Author: Queen, Ellery (Richard Deming)
Format/Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good to Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition, First Printing.
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Lancer Books
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1970
Keywords: MYSTERY, FIRST EDITION, RACISM, POLITICS, DETECTIVE, VINTAGE PAPERBACK,
Bookseller catalogs: Mystery; Thriller; Vintage Paperback;

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H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.

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