Chicago, Illinois, USA: Academy Chicago Publishers, Limited BY2 - A mass market paperback book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated white wraps with very minor overall wear plus some light creasing on the spine plus some light soiling on the right outside paper edges plus some very light surface chipping around the spine and cover edges. This is a murder mystery starring the West African detective Doctor Quarshie and his wife Prudence. Dr. Quarshie is called in by a wealthy mother to investigate the disappearance of her daughter. His search leads him to several powerful and unprincipled people. By the author of "Death is a Drum...Beating Forever," "Johnny Purple," "The Long Dark Night of Baron Samedi," "Skull Still Bone," and "A Tiger in Red Weather." 189p.. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Bookmarc's (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: SCW04384
Title: The Killer Breath
Author: Wyllie, John
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued
ISBN 10: 0897331931
ISBN 13: 9780897331937
Publisher: Academy Chicago Publishers, Limited
Place of Publication: Chicago, Illinois, USA
This edition first published: 1986
Keywords: Fiction Mystery Murder Crime Detective Thriller West African Detective Doctor Quarshie Dr. Quarshie
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction: Mystery / Private Eyes: Male; Fiction: Mystery / Exotic Locales;
Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

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Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
Mass Market: Mass market paperback books, or MMPBs, are printed for large audiences cheaply. This means that they are smaller, usually 4...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....