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N.Y.: Triangle Books, 1941. First Triangle Books edition, January 1941, so stated (originally published by Houghton, 1914). Triangle #167. Blue cloth shows light soiling along edges, corners bumped, pages age toned (as is usual) in dust jacket with rubbing to folds, shallow loss at spine ends and flap corners, lightly chipped along edges, lightly soiled at rear panel. A surprisingly good copy for a Triangle book. Fresh out of the hospital and low on funds, a young doctor decides to take a long sea voyage to restore his health. He signs on as a steward on board a millionaire's yacht. Then, one hot and humid summer night, the voyage starts to become a nightmare. One of the ship's officers is thrown overboard. Another one is killed with an axe. The killer strikes again and again, and the rest of the passengers begin to panic. Only the young doctor remains calm and tries to solve the murders, but to do that he will have to stay alive, something that won't be easy.. First Edition Thus.… Read More

N.Y.: Random House, 1968. 1st ed, first printing, April 1968. A couple of corners bumbed else near fine in dust jacket, not price clipped $4.95 price intact, very lightly worn. Ocean cruise setting. he 1960's brings an end to the era of grand trans-Atlantic steamers as jet travel takes off. But the SS Columbia still makes regular trips from New York to Southhampton, taking a leisurely week enroute. Ship's doctor Vernon Grove has a particularly harrowing crossing this time: his associate doctor didn't show up in time for sailing, and the group of passengers at his table seem to all be part of a conspiracy involving a woman who the doctor was romancing on a previous voyage -- a woman who died under mysterious circumstances.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Saint Martin's Press, 1990. 1st edition, December 1990, so stated, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Author's first book. Promotional material laid in. "In this entertaining mystery debut, geologist Harry Potter is believed to be an incompetent sailor, so it is no surprise when he and his boat, Fishin' Fool , vanish near the Minnesota side of Lake Superior. While investigating the disappearance, Caribou County sheriff Ray MacNulty learns that Potter was, in reality, an expert navigator. MacNulty also finds Potter's relatives very anxious to declare the missing man dead in order to collect a fortune in insurance money. Although Potter's whereabouts remain unknown, MacNulty discovers the body of a logger and has a hunch that the incidents are related. The connection appears in the person of Big Charlie (nee Charlene Mittner), the dead logger's girlfriend and partner in an illegal… Read More