Death of a Doll: A Mark East Mystery - Softcover

Lawrence, Hilda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486832252 ISBN 13: 9780486832258

Publisher: Dover Publications, 2019

Synopsis

"A treasure of a mystery novel." — The New York Times Book Review. Did she jump or was she pushed? When Ruth Miller's broken body is retrieved from the pavement below her New York City room, everyone assumes that her seven-story drop was a suicide leap — almost everyone, that is. One of the young department store clerk's customers suspects foul play, hiring detective Mark East to take a close look at the boarding house and its residents.
Hope House, a Home for Working Girls, provides a haven for young women who are barely scraping by in the Big Apple. But the sanctuary is haunted by Ruth's sudden departure, and after a second violent death, the lodgers begin eyeing one another with suspicion. As the tension builds, East's investigation receives an unexpected assist from Beulah Pond and Bessy Petty, spinsters whose amateur sleuthing adds comic appeal to this atmospheric and suspenseful whodunit. "A distinguished book." — San Francisco Chronicle
 "The only time-out for catching your breath in this story of brooding terror is when antic humor cracks the gloom." — The New York Times

About this title

About the Author:

American mystery writer Hilda Lawrence (1906–76) published her first book, Blood upon the Snow,in 1944. Its commercial success inspired two more novels featuring detective Mark East, A Time to Die and Death of a Doll. Her other books include The Pavilion and a collection of novellas, Duet of Death.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0486832252
• ISBN 13: 9780486832258
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240