THE CASES OF SUSAN DARE.
Garden City, NY: Published for The Crime Club, Inc., by Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1934. Octavo, pp. [1-10] [1] 2-303, [304-306: blank], original black cloth, spine stamped in red, top edge stained red, fore edge uncut, bottom edge rough cut. First edition. Story collection. Susan Dare is a mystery writer who solves crimes on the side. Pronzine and Muller (eds.), 1001 Midnights, pp. 226. "Her dialogue is natural and unhurried and serves to reiterate, rather than advance, the plot, permitting Eberhart to intensify the suspense while slowing the pace to allow for character development. These skills...make Eberhart an important writer in the field of detective fiction." Magill (ed.): Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 562-67. [Reference: Queen's Quorum number 88. Hubin, p. 257]. A very good to nearly fine copy in a good to very good dust jacket with edge wear, chip at upper spine panel, shallow loss along lower spine panel, closed tears and creases to upper and lower front panel, some overall light rubbing and tiny tears to edges of rear panel. (32411). Item #32411
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