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Awash in tears, salesgirl Claire Turner arrives at the Times Square office of private investigator Faye Quick and begs Faye to find her missing boyfriend, army private Charlie Ladd, who has been AWOL for three days. Faye takes the case, which leads her to Charlie's room at the Hotel Commodore-where she finds an unknown man-naked, dead, and stuffed inside a wardrobe. Who is the John Doe, and what connection does he have to the missing Charlie Ladd? While Faye detects, the mercury rises show more practically to the boiling point in the city that never sleeps. show lessTags
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Sandra Scoppettone is a mystery writer. She was raised in South Orange, New Jersey. In the 1960s, Scoppettone collaborated with Louise Fitzhugh, on two books. She began writing her own young adult novels in the 1970s. Her book, Trying Hard to Hear You, was one of the first young adult novels to feature a lesbian character. Scoppettone's 1976 show more novel, The Late Great Me, dealt with teenage alcoholism and was made into an Emmy winning television special. Another book, Playing Murder, was nominated for a Edgar Award. Scoppettone's first three mysteries for adults were written under the pseudonym Jack Early. Her book, Everything You Have Is Mine sparked an ongoing series. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Too Darn Hot
- Original publication date
- 2006-07-01
- People/Characters
- Faye Quick; Claire Turner; Private Charlie Ladd
- Important places
- New York, New York, USA
- Important events
- World War II
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- Members
- 90
- Popularity
- 355,119
- Reviews
- 3
- Rating
- (3.50)
- Languages
- English, French
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 8
- ASINs
- 1
