The Eel Pie Murders A Mr. Pinkerton Mystery by Frome, David - 1943
by Frome, David
The Eel Pie Murders A Mr. Pinkerton Mystery
by Frome, David
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- first
Some edge wear and rubbing, 'C730' written on front cover, front cover detached from spine at page 3, covers creased, small tears at top and base of spine. Some tanning but text is clean and unmarked. ; Wartime edition, # 9 in the Popular Library series of paperback reprints. ; 5¾" - 6¾" Tall; 221 pages;
" The woman lying on the beach at Eel Pie island, her body partly submerged in water, was young - but the waxen pallor of death was visible beneath her sun-browned skin.
"It looked like a simple case of drowning. But when Mr. Pinkerton and Inspector Bull saw that the small leather cap on the right heel of her scarlet sandals was missing, the suspicion of murder, stark and real and menacing, crept into their minds. Time and careful investigation proved them to be correct.
"A week passed without anyone appearing to claim the body. Then, just as Inspector Bull dug up a valuable lead, two women called on him to inquire about their missing sister.
"That call broke the seal of mystery cloaking th .
- Bookseller Orielis' Books (US)
- Illustrator Nielson, Jon (Cover)
- Format/Binding Mass Market paperback
- Book Condition Used - Good
- Edition 1st Popular Library Printing
- Binding Paperback
- Publisher Popular Library
- Place of Publication New York
- Date Published 1943
- Keywords Mystery Fiction, Murder Mystery, Mr. Pinkerton, Inspector Bull, Eel Pie Island, London England, New Scotland Yard