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Eight faces at three / Craig Rice ; introduction by Lisa Lutz.
Jake Justus sets out to investigate the murder of Holly Inglehart's great-aunt--a murder for which Holly is the prime suspect--with the assistance of socialite Helene Brand and lawyer John J. Malone.
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- ISBN: 1613162189 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9781613162187 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9781613162194 (paperback)
- ISBN: 1613162197 (paperback)
- Physical Description: v, 250 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Penzler Publishers, 2021.
- Copyright: ©1939
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| General Note: | Originally published in 1939. "American mystery classics"--Title page. Includes discussion guide. |
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| Subject: | Malone, John J. (Fictitious character) > Fiction. Murder > Investigation > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Detective and mystery fiction. Legal fiction (Literature) |
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"John J. Malone, defender of the guilty, is notorious for getting his culpable clients off. It's the innocent ones who are problems. Like Holly Inglehart, accused of piercing the black heart of her well-heeled and tyrannical aunt Alexandria with a lovelyFlorentine paper cutter. No one who knew the old battle-ax liked her, but Holly's prints were found on the murder weapon. Plus, she had a motive: She was about to be disinherited for marrying a common bandleader"-- - WW Norton
John J. Malone, defender of the guilty, is notorious for getting his culpable clients off. Itâs the innocent ones who are problems. Like Holly Inglehart, accused of piercing the black heart of her well-heeled and tyrannical aunt Alexandria with a lovely Florentine paper cutter. No one who knew the old battle-ax liked her, but Hollyâs prints were found on the murder weapon. Plus, she had a motive: She was about to be disinherited for marrying a common bandleader.With each new lurid headline, Hollyâs friends and supporters start to rally. Thereâs North Shore debutante Helene Brand; Hollyâs groomâs press agent, Jake Justus; the madam of a local brothel, and Alexandriaâs hand-wringing servants. But not one of them can explain the queerest bent to the crime: At the time of the murder, every clock in the Inglehart mansion stopped dead. And thatâs only the first twist in a baffling case of âaunty-cideââbecause Alexandria wonât be the last to die.Eight Faces at ThreeThe Thin ManIncludes discussion guide questions for use in book clubs. - WW Norton
Pioneering woman crime writer Craig Rice introduces her series sleuth, gin-soaked Chicago lawyer John J. Malone