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At Castle Perilous, a magical party ends in murder and the hunt begins for whodunit in this "fast-moving and funny" fantasy novel (Barbara Paul, author of Kill Fee). Partying to death? A parlous party at the Castle Perilous comes to a dead halt when the body of viscount Oren is discovered and foul play is suspected. But who is the killer? And where is the murder weapon? The rambunctious revelers at Castle P. join in a treacherous treasure hunt for party favors of a decidedly deadly show more nature...the murder weapon must be hidden behind one of the 144,000 doors, or will it be buried in the back of the next victim? show lessTags
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Partying to death? A parlous party at the Castle Perilous comes to a dead halt when the body of Viscount Oren is discovered, and foul play is suspected.
Who is the killer and where is the murder weapon? The rambunctious revelers at Castle Perilous join in a treacherous treasure hunt for party favors of a decidedly deadly nature. The murder weapon must be hidden behind one of the 144,000 doors, or will it be buried in the back of the next victim?
Who is the killer and where is the murder weapon? The rambunctious revelers at Castle Perilous join in a treacherous treasure hunt for party favors of a decidedly deadly nature. The murder weapon must be hidden behind one of the 144,000 doors, or will it be buried in the back of the next victim?
Loved it! Great laughs.
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John DeChancie was born on August 3, 1946. He studied philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh. After graduation, he worked in public television including as a technical consultant to PBS network shows such as Mister Roger's Neighborhood. After five years in television, he started producing and directing educational films including The show more Lightning-Rod Man, Birdhouse, and The Commercial Artist. He turned his attention to writing fiction and his first novel, Starrigger, was published in 1984. He has written over two dozen fiction and nonfiction books including Red Limit Freeway, Paradox Alley, Castle Perilous, Other States of Being, and The Little Gray Book of Alien Stories. He received the Golden Headset Award for the audio version of Dr. Dimension in 1997. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Castle Murders
- Original publication date
- 1991
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- Reviews
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 5
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