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BENEFIT PERFORMANCE.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1946. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Mystery set in Hollywood when the stand in for an actor is murdered while the real star is away. The star assumes the life of the murdered man to solve the crime. Hubin, p. 714.
LAZARUS # 7.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1942. Octavo, cloth. First edition. A leper commits several murders in an attempt to prevent the discovery of the affliction. Science fiction element is doctor's successful experiments to revive dead animals and, for a short time, one of the murder victims. "Sale also wrote LAZARUS # 7 (1942), set entirely in Hollywood, which is as light and fast as PASSING STRANGE (1942), and may be the only mystery novel featuring leprosy." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, pp. 705-06. Hubin (1994), p. 714. Not in Bleiler (1948; 1978) or Reginald (1979; 1992). Baird and Greenwood, An Annotated Bibliography of California Fiction 1664-1970 2168.
LAZARUS # 7.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1942. Octavo, cloth. First edition. A leper commits several murders in an attempt to prevent the discovery of the affliction. Science fiction element is doctor's successful experiments to revive dead animals and, for a short time, one of the murder victims. "Sale also wrote LAZARUS # 7 (1942), set entirely in Hollywood, which is as light and fast as PASSING STRANGE (1942), and may be the only mystery novel featuring leprosy." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, pp. 705-06. Hubin (1994), p. 714. Not in Bleiler (1948; 1978) or Reginald (1979; 1992). Baird and Greenwood, An Annotated Bibliography of California Fiction 1664-1970 2168.
PASSING STRANGE.
[New York: Quinn Publishing Company, Inc., 1943]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First paperback edition. Handi-Books #19.