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Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1940. First Edition, August 1940, so stated. Blue cloth with red lettering, with just a hint of wear, spine is slightly darkened else a fine, tight copy . "The murder of a lawyer found in a studio apartment in Greenwich Village is tied to the death of a marine biologist in the Bahamas in the unusual and action-oriented sophomore effort The Case of the Frightened Fish (1940) by playwright and journalist William DuBois. Tabloid reporter Jack Jordan who first appeared in The Case of the Deadly Diary (repeatedly referred to throughout the course of this one) is worried for his friend Dave Yates, a PR man for a millionaire with interests in marine life. See, the studio apartment belonged to an artist and a painting that Jordan recognized as the work of Dave's fiancee Elsa Ulrich was found near the body. Jordan is worried Elsa may be implicated in the poisoning of the lawyer. Elsa, we will soon learn is also the daughter of famed ichthyologist Dr.… Read More

Orleans, MA, U.S.A.: Paraclete Press, 2002. 1st ed. Fine in dust jacket. SIGNED and DATED 9/05/02 by the author. Third book in the Brother Bartholomew Faith Abbey series. Against the backdrop of the Gold cup Regatta, which annually draws the top ocean racers in the world to Bermuda, Brother Bartholomew finds himself sent to investigate a brutal case of tortue and murder. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.