THE ORIGIN OF EVIL
by Queen, Ellery
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Minor wear to spine ends and corners.
- ISBN 10
- 9997528859
- ISBN 13
- 9789997528858
- Seller
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Trumbull, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown. Very Good with no dust jacket; Minor wear to spine ends and corners.. 1951. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 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. ; 7.75 x 5.25 x 1 inches; 219 pages .
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Details
- Seller
- Blackbird Bookshop (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 618
- Title
- THE ORIGIN OF EVIL
- Author
- Queen, Ellery
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Minor wear to spine ends and corners.
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- ISBN 10
- 9997528859
- ISBN 13
- 9789997528858
- Publisher
- Little, Brown
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- MYSTERIES, Ellery Queen, DETECTIVE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mysteries & Thrillers; Mystery & Suspense / Q - R;
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About the Seller
Blackbird Bookshop
Biblio member since 2003
Trumbull, Connecticut
About Blackbird Bookshop
Blackbird Bookshop is an internet-only bookstore specializing in Mystery and Suspense, and Modern First Editions. We have high standards for any book in our stock, regardless of the age of the book. If we wouldn't be proud to display it in our personal collection, we won't sell it.
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