The Penguin Pool Murder (An American Mystery Classic) by Stuart Palmer - January 2023

American Mystery Classics, 2023. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

American Mystery Classics, 2023. Later Edition. Trade Paperback (i.e. 5-6 by 8-9 inch softcover). N/A (volume is softcover). Used

The Penguin Pool Murder (American Mystery Classics) by Stuart Palmer
A field trip is always a treat for the third graders at Jefferson School. But one day at the New York Aquarium, they get much more excitement than they bargained for. A pickpocket sprints past, stolen purse in hand, and is making his way to the exit when their teacher, the prim Hildegarde Withers, knows him down with her umbrella.
By the time the police and the security guards finish arguing about what to do with Chicago Lew, he has escaped, and Miss Withers has found something far more interesting: a murdered stockbroker floating in the penguin tank. With the help of Detective Oscar Piper, this no-nonsense spinster embarks on the first of her many adventures. The mystery is baffling and the killer is dangerous but, for a woman who can control a gaggle of noisy third-graders, murder isn't frightening at all.
The Penguin Pool Murder is the first of many mysteries to feature Hildegarde Withers, the character that became a sensation in… Read More

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American Mystery Classics, 2023. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 246 pages. 8.00x5.00x0.50 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.