| Description |
iii, 260 pages : illustration ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
American mystery classics |
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Otto Penzler's classic American mystery library.
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| Note |
"Copyright ©1931 by Phoebe Atwood Taylor. Introduction copyright ©2022 by Otto Penzler"--Title page verso. |
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Includes discussion questions. |
| Summary |
"Meet Asey Mayo, Cape Cod's answer to Sherlock Holmes. Settled down from his former life as a seafaring adventurer, Asey is a Jack-of-all-trades who uses his worldly knowledge, folksy wisdom, and plain common sense to solve the most puzzling crimes to strike the peninsula. And in this, his first case, Asey finds himself embroiled in a scandal that will push his deductive powers to their limits. A massive heatwave is scorching the Northeast, and vacationers from New York and Boston flock to Cape Cod for breezy, cool respite. Then a muckraking journalist is found murdered in the cabin he's rented for the season, and the summer holiday becomes a nightmare for the local authorities. There are abundant suspects among the out-of-towners flooding the area, but they ultimately fix their sights on beloved local businessman Bill Porter as the murderer--unless Asey Mayo can prove him innocent and find the true killer"--Jacket flap. |
| Subject |
Mayo, Asey (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
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Private investigators -- Massachusetts -- Cape Cod -- Fiction.
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Murder -- Massachusetts -- Cape Cod -- Investigation -- Fiction.
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Cape Cod (Mass.) -- Fiction.
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Mayo, Asey (Fictitious character) (OCoLC)fst01012863
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Murder -- Investigation.
(OCoLC)fst01029788
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Private investigators. (OCoLC)fst01077503
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Massachusetts -- Cape Cod.
(OCoLC)fst01243977
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| Genre/Form |
Detective and mystery fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726581
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Detective and mystery fiction.
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| Added Author |
Penzler, Otto, writer of introduction.
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| ISBN |
9781613163245 (hardcover) |
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161316324X (hardcover) |
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9781613163238 (paperback) |
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1613163231 (paperback) |
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