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Strip for Murder by Max Allan Collins (2015, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-100486798119
ISBN-139780486798110
eBay Product ID (ePID)204247232
Product Key Features
Book TitleStrip for Murder
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicCrime, Mystery & Detective / General
Publication Year2015
IllustratorYes, Beatty, Terry
GenreFiction
AuthorMax Allan Collins
Book SeriesDover Mystery Classics Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight12 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2014-035863
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisColorful characters with murderous motives populate this illustrated mystery, which unfolds during the Broadway season of 1953. Former striptease artist Maggie Starr continues stripping by distributing comic strips through her late husband's newspaper syndicate. When the heated rivalry between a pair of her cartoonists ends in homicide, Maggie and her stepson, Jack, turn detective. Together they seek the killer among a rogues' gallery of loan sharks, jealous husbands, bitter artists, and other suspects. Author Max Allan Collins was acclaimed by Mickey Spillane himself as a terrific writer, and this fast-paced romp through a flavorful era in comic strip history is enriched by Terry Beatty's atmospheric illustrations., Colorful characters with murderous motives populate this illustrated mystery, which unfolds during the Broadway season of 1953. Former striptease artist Maggie Starr continues ""stripping"" by distributing comic strips through her late husband's newspaper syndicate. When the heated rivalry between a pair of her cartoonists ends in homicide, Maggie and her stepson, Jack, turn detective. Together they seek the killer among a rogues' gallery of loan sharks, jealous husbands, bitter artists, and other suspects. Author Max Allan Collins was acclaimed by Mickey Spillane himself as ""a terrific writer,"" and this fast-paced romp through a flavorful era in comic strip history is enriched by Terry Beatty's atmospheric illustrations., Colorful characters with murderous motives populate this illustrated mystery, in which the heated rivalry between a pair of cartoonists ends in homicide and a stripper-turned-detective and her stepson-partner seek the killer. ""Great fun."" -- Mystery Scene., Colorful characters with murderous motives populate this illustrated mystery, which unfolds during the Broadway season of 1953. Former striptease artist Maggie Starr continues "stripping" by distributing comic strips through her late husband's newspaper syndicate. When the heated rivalry between a pair of her cartoonists ends in homicide, Maggie and her stepson, Jack, turn detective. Together they seek the killer among a rogues' gallery of loan sharks, jealous husbands, bitter artists, and other suspects. Author Max Allan Collins was acclaimed by Mickey Spillane himself as "a terrific writer," and this fast-paced romp through a flavorful era in comic strip history is enriched by Terry Beatty's atmospheric illustrations.
LC Classification NumberPS3553.O4753S88 2015
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