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Loading... The Long Skeleton (1958)by Frances Lockridge, Richard Lockridge
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. A late entry in the Lockridges' best-known series about the stylish and witty North couple. Mr. North is a publisher, and in this book his publishing company is planning to bring out a novel about a very unpleasant murderer, who turns out to be a real person --Mr. North is afraid of a libel suit, but the murderer may have more drastic plans. Meanwhile, the Norths have had to leave their apartment (which is being painted) for a hotel room, where they discover the body of Amanda Towne, a popular (with the public) but rather unpleasant (in private) TV interviewer who may have pushed one of her interviews too far. One sidelight --in this story the Norths are down to the last one of their family of Siamese cats. ( ) no reviews | add a review
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When a television hostess is killed in their hotel, Mr. and Mrs. North investigate the murder of America's girl next door From coast to coast, everyone in America knows the smiling face of Amanda Towne. The most celebrated interviewer on television, she's a beacon of honesty and warmth . . . when the cameras are rolling. Amanda will do whatever it takes to stay at the top of her profession, and she doesn't mind stepping on the little people--until the day someone stops her in her tracks. Amanda doesn't know it, but her decorating advice is the reason Pamela North has decided to repaint her apartment. But when Mr. North comes home and finds the fumes unbearable, the couple checks into the Breckenridge Hotel, whose famous suites are large enough for Pam; Jerry; their cat, Martini . . . and Amanda Towne, whom Jerry finds lying dead on the bed. The story of who put her there is simply unbelievable, even by the standards of primetime television. The Long Skeleton is the 22nd book in the Mr. and Mrs. North Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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