The Party Killer; City of Fading Light; Graveyard Plots
by Pentecost, Hugh; Cleary, John; Pronzini, Bill
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Olympia, Washington, United States
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About This Item
The Detective Book Club produced volumes of three crime novels from 1942 to 1999. Originally monthly, near the end they dwindled down to just a few per year. Many famous detective and crime novelists had their early works featured in DBC editions. Often, books were published in DBC editions before, or at the same time as they were published in mass market form. A little about our authors:
Hugh Pentecost: A pen name of Judson Philips, a man of many detectives. Under both names, Philips published over 100 books, most of which were in one of eight different series. The largest series featured Pierre Chambrun with 23 books. In spite of all these series, almost a quarter of his books were stand-alone novels. This is the fifteenth of sixteen in the Julian Quist series.
Jon Cleary: Australian Cleary wrote 50 mystery novels over a 61 year span. Twenty of those novels are in the Detective Scobie Malone series. Cleary passed away in 2010.
Bill Pronzini: Pronzini has written about 130 novels, novellas and collections, under a number of pen names, while also compiling 90 anthologies of short stories. His most famous character is the Nameless Detective. Graveyard Plots is a collection of twenty-three short stories of mystery and murder.
Hugh Pentecost: A pen name of Judson Philips, a man of many detectives. Under both names, Philips published over 100 books, most of which were in one of eight different series. The largest series featured Pierre Chambrun with 23 books. In spite of all these series, almost a quarter of his books were stand-alone novels. This is the fifteenth of sixteen in the Julian Quist series.
Jon Cleary: Australian Cleary wrote 50 mystery novels over a 61 year span. Twenty of those novels are in the Detective Scobie Malone series. Cleary passed away in 2010.
Bill Pronzini: Pronzini has written about 130 novels, novellas and collections, under a number of pen names, while also compiling 90 anthologies of short stories. His most famous character is the Nameless Detective. Graveyard Plots is a collection of twenty-three short stories of mystery and murder.
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- Seller
- Turtleman Used Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- DBC178
- Title
- The Party Killer; City of Fading Light; Graveyard Plots
- Author
- Pentecost, Hugh; Cleary, John; Pronzini, Bill
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Detective Book Club
- Place of Publication
- Roslyn, NY
- Date Published
- 1985
- Pages
- 787
- Size
- 14 cm x 19.5 cm x 5.5 cm
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery; Detective Book Club; Anthology;
Terms of Sale
Turtleman Used Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. Buyer responsible for return postage. Due to recently enacted packaging rules, I cannot ship to Germany. (Too expensive.)
About the Seller
Turtleman Used Books
Biblio member since 2018
Olympia, Washington
About Turtleman Used Books
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Opened August 1st of 2022, Turtleman Used Books in Olympia, WA. Address is 108 22nd Ave SW, Olympia, WA 98501. Suite #4. This is a small shop, so some books may only be displayed online, others only displayed in the store. Come on by if you are in town. Closed Monday and Tuesday.
Many of my books are oversized. Rather than ask for shipping adjustments at the time of purchase, the list price for heavier books includes the excess shipping cost. All of my photographs are of the actual product, taken by my trusty little Kindle Fire. Currently we have about 2900 books offered for sale online, with more being added daily. Check back frequently to see what's new. -----
Opened August 1st of 2022, Turtleman Used Books in Olympia, WA. Address is 108 22nd Ave SW, Olympia, WA 98501. Suite #4. This is a small shop, so some books may only be displayed online, others only displayed in the store. Come on by if you are in town. Closed Monday and Tuesday.
Many of my books are oversized. Rather than ask for shipping adjustments at the time of purchase, the list price for heavier books includes the excess shipping cost. All of my photographs are of the actual product, taken by my trusty little Kindle Fire. Currently we have about 2900 books offered for sale online, with more being added daily. Check back frequently to see what's new. -----
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