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What this mystery is about…… A MURDER that is about to take place any minute—but which of New York's three million women is to be the victim … A MATCH PACKET on which an important message is printed … A DEAD MAN who holds the only available key to an imminent murder … A HORSE'S NAME tattooed on a dead man's arm … A PRISON in a boarded-up house … A PAIR OF SHOES with a man in them waiting for a girl to come just a little closer … A GARAGE DOOR put to an extremely uncommon use … A SCRIBBLE on a hatbox which is an innocent appointment with death.Wouldn't you like to know …How to get to a victim-to-be when the only blessed thing you know about her is that she is going to be murdered any minute? Why kindly old Pop, who was a friend to everyone—and to no one—was so desperately worried?What convinces Jeff and Haila that two more names have been added to the killer's list? Why the man with the blinking eyes behaves as he does? How to escape alive from a house of murderers? YOU will learn the answers in this absorbing mystery story which is an entertaining mixture of wit, lively action, thrills, and suspense.Jeff and Haila Troy are as delightful a young couple as ever set out to foil a mob of killers.
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WHEN HAILA FINDS A BODY IN THE GARDEN OF THEIR NEW BASEMENT APARTMENT JEFF HAS TO DO SOME QUICK DETECTING – BEFORE HAILA GETS FRAMED FOR THE KILLING! "e;A fast moving plot and a merry roll for the reader."e; Springfield (MA) Daily News Greenwich Village was perfect. If you didn't count the body in the garden. Haila Troy just loved the garden level apartment she and Jeff had just moved into in the old Greenwich Village brownstone. Then Haila overheard a sinister figure in a neighboring bar arrange a rendezvous in their apartment for that very night. The next morning the cops pulled her out of bed and showed her the naked body of a dead man in her garden. What's more, it looked very much as if he'd been drowned—in Jeff and Haila's bathtub. Just about every tenant. in the brownstone looked guilty. It also looked like the murderer was thinking of making either Jeff or Haila the next victim. Then it's off on another madcap, zany Troys comedy murder mystery. What murder mystery fan could ask for anything more. This light-hearted, fast-paced Golden Age Mystery was filmed as A Night To Remember (1943) with Loretta Young and Brian Aherne as the Troys. "e;Well-done suspense. Plenty of excitement and slick detective work."e; The Madison (WI) Capital Times "e;Rapid-fire dialogue, an air-tight plot and excellent characterizations mark the new mystery by Kelley Roos."e; The Davenport (IA) Daily Times
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Häftad, Engelska, 2026
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Engelska, 202642 kr
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There's no recess from mystery when a killer enrolls that wisecracking, madcap detective duo, Jeff and Haila Troy, in an advanced course in murder at a very ritzy language school. This swiftly-paced, sparkling mystery might have baffled that ace sleuth the "e;Thin Man"e; and will delight fans of that other detecting couple Nick and Nora Charles – and is sure to win the Troys new followers of their own. "e;The Roos left their mark on the mystery genre, crafting sophisticated stories that balance romance and suspense. Their Jeff and Haila Troy series brings to life the glamour and intrigue of mid-century New York City through the eyes of a crime-solving couple."e; Sara Rosett, author Murder at Blackburn Hall "e;Runs true to the Troy pattern of mystery and comic relief, with the latter element predominating."e; The New York Times Review of Books "e;Jeff and Haila Troy add a certain debonair dexterity in their investigation of the death of a language teacher at a select New York school involving the fabrication of a false identity, the theft of a diamond pin, blackmail and several lying ladies. Blithe and lithe."e; Kirkus "e;A return to the pure puzzle plot mystery. I enjoyed reading it."e; Golden Age Detective Wiki
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WHEN A PHOTO SHOOT TURNS DEADLY, JEFF AND HAILA TROY LAUNCH ANOTHER MADCAP INVESTIGATION IN THIS 1941 COMEDY-MYSTERY CLASSIC BY THE EDGAR AWARD WINNING KELLEY ROOS."e;Moves swiftly and wittily to a surprise twist in the closing pages."e; The Indiana PA CountianNew bride Haila is eagerly waiting by the phone for her new husband Jeff to call and tell her if he got a new job or not - after losing his in the aftermath of their first adventure in the detecting line, which resulted in his job in advertising and its concomitant income.Her friend Julie, a model, turns up blurting out something about a frightening encounter with an unseen man in a darkroom during a photo shoot.After waiting longer for Jeff's call, Haila sets out on her own for the photo shoot - which turns out to be an upscale session showcasing a "e;vedy"e; pricey set of silverware complete with haughty dowager from the top most level of New York Society.And Haila hasn't been there long when she opens a door and spies one of the knives from the set protruding from the back of said dowager.From there its another zany, madcap mystery from the pen of those Edgar Award Winning writers collectively known as Kelley Roos."e;Haila is included in the list of suspects, along with a professional model whose private life was such a mystery, plus the photographer's wife, Erika, who was also the dead woman's niece and inherited several million at her death, a novelty dancer who had one time been Erika's a protege, and finally the photographer himself who was suspected of having received a windfall from the dead woman a few days before the murder. All around various New York night clubs apartments and hotels Jeff and Haila searched for some clue to link the murderer with his crimes. Well sustained, with no let-down In pace or in plot. We thoroughly approve Haila and Jeff Troy."e; El Paso TX Times