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THE DEAD ARE DISCREET.

Lyons, Arthur.

New York: Mason and Lipscomb, [1974]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. The author's first mystery and first to feature Jacob Asch. "Lyons is one of the best of the current crop of California detective writers; his approach is stylistically closer to Chandler, not as consciously literary and portentous as late MacDonald." - See Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 500-501. A nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with rubbing to black ink background and light shelf wear to the spine ends. (5564). Item #5564

Price: $150.00