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THE SUNDAY PIGEON MURDERS: A Bingo Riggs and Handsome Kusak Mystery
by Rice, Craig
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- Used - Very Good
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- Good-Very Good
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- 2nd Printing
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- 1945
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$38.40
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Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Co., 1945. 2nd printing of Tower Books # T-322. Publishers maroon boards with yellow lettering, soiled endpapers, very light wear to covers, pages uniformly age toned. Dust jacket is rubbed at folds, shallow loss at spine ends and flap corners, spine lightly soilesd as well as back cover. Remarkably good copy as Tower… Read more about this item Item Price
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SHE SHALL HAVE MURDER: A Jane and Dagobert Brown Mystery (A Rue Morgue Vintage Mystery)
by Ames, Delano
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- As New
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- 1st Prtg
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- 2008
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- Paperback
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- 9781601870179
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Lyons, Colorado, U.S.A.: Rue Morgue Press, 2008. 1st prtg. A fine, unread copy of this trade paperback. Originally published in 1948, it's the first in a delightful series of comedic mysteries featuring this most engaging detecting duo. For years people have been telling Jane Hamish that her work as a clerk in a law firm must… Read more about this item Item Price
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SAILOR, TAKE WARNING
by Roos, Kelley
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- As New
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- First Edition
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- 2006
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- Paperback
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- 9780915230969
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Lyons, Colorado, U.S.A.: Rue Morgue Press, 2006. 1st edition. An unread copy of this trade paperback. First published in 1944, this was the fourth book to feature Jeff and Haila Troy whose exploits were popular with readers and movie goers six decades ago. "Photographer Jeff Troy and his wife Haila are visiting Central Park and run into a… Read more about this item Item Price
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MADE UP TO KILL: A Jeff & Haila Troy Mystery Comedy
by Roos, Kelley
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- New
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- First Printing
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- 2005
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- Paperback
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- 9780915230792
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Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
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$15.36
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Lyons, Colorado, U.S.A.: Rue Morgue Press, 2005. 1st prtg. A fine, unread copy of this trade paperback. Haila Rogers has landed a nice supporting role in the Broadway production of the fluffy English drawing room comedy, "Green Apples", when her boyfriend Jeff Troy finally pops the question. He also tells her he's been invited to take a "vacation" from… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE BLACK SMITH
by Little, Constance; Little, Gwenyth
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- Used - Fine
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- 1st Prtg
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- 2005
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- Paperback
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- 9780915230761
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Lyons, Colorado, U.S.A.: Rue Morgue Press, 2005. 1st prtg. A fine, unread copy of this trade paperback originally published in 1950. When Judith took a job at a country hospital, she didn't expect her "reputation" would follow her. Or that "the Black Smith" would once again walk the corridors. The Black Smith is vintage Little, complete… Read more about this item Item Price
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LION IN THE CELLAR (A Rue Morgue Vintage Mystery)
by Branch, Pamela
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- As New
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- First Edition
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- 2006
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- Paperback
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- 9780915230891
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Lyons, Colorado, U.S.A.: Rue Morgue Press, 2006. 1st American Edition. (originally published in England in 1951). Other than her Uncle George, Sukie was the only member of the notorious Heap family who was still at large. Her great-grandfather was one of two family members immortalized in wax at Madame Tussaud's Chamber of Horrors. He had invented a… Read more about this item Item Price
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VIOLENT WARD **LETTERED EDITION**SIGNED COPY**
by Deighton, Len
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1993
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- Hardcover
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Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
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$360.00
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Bristol: England: Scorpion Press, 1993. 1st ed. LIMITED to just 20 DELUXE COPIES (Letter K) produced for private distribution. SIGNED by both Deighton and H.R. F. Keating who wrote the the Appreciation . Very fine in transparent dust jacket. Very scarce. Bound in quarter leather with marbled boards. Gold… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE WIDENING STAIN: A Comic 1940s Mystery Set at an Ivy League Library
by Bishop, Morris Writing as W. Bolingbroke Johnson
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- New
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- 1st Prtg
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- 2007
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- Paperback
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- 9781601870087
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Boulder, CO, U.S.A.: Rue Morgue Press, 2007. 1st printg. A fine, unread copy of this trade paperback. A Rue Morgue Vintage Mystery. A debonair English professor with a penchant for limericks turns sleuth when bodies show up in the stacks at an Ivy League library . Professor Parry was tall, blond and handsome. His only flaws were… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE WIDENING STAIN: (A Comic 1940s Mystery Set at an Ivy League Library )
by Johnson, W. Bolingbroke pseud of Bishop, Morris
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition Thus
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- 1976
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Binghampton: NY: The Cornell University Library Associates, 1976. 1st. edition thus. This is a facsimile edition published by The Cornell University Library Associates for its members and for friends of Cornell University, very low print run. Top of page edges spotted else near fine in dust jacket. A debonair English professor with a penchant for limericks… Read more about this item Item Price
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Bubbles Unbound: (The Bubbles Yablonsky Mystery Series Book 1) ***AWARD WINNER ***
by Strohmeyer, Sarah
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- 2001
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- Hardcover
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- 9780525945802
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: E P Dutton & Co., Inc, 2001. 1st edition. March 2001 Tiny indent at top of 2 pages else fine in dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. WINNER of the AGATHA AWARD for best first novel and Nominated for a BARRY AWARD. The first Bubbles Yablonsky… Read more about this item Item Price
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BLACK CORRIDORS
by Little, Constance & Gwenyth
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- Used - Fine
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- No Jacket
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- 1st Prtg
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- 2000
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- Paperback
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- 9780915230334
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Boulder: CO: Rue Morgue Press, 2000. Fine in decorated wraps. Oversize trade paperback. (orig. 1940). 4th title in series. rich Aunt Isabelle is on one of her periodic hospital visits. Illness is her hobby, and hospital stays are her recreation of choice. Jessie Warren, the old lady's niece, has been ordered by her mother to keep her aunt company… Read more about this item Item Price
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POMONA QUEEN (An Edgar Award Nominee)
by Nunn, Ke
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- Used - Fine
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- First Trade Paperback
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- 1993
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- Paperback
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- 9780671798772
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Washington Square Press, 1993. 1st prtg. A wonderful black comedy, with a surreal mixture of violence and comedy. Oversize, trade paperback, a fine, unread copy. An EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE.. First Trade Paperback. Pictorial Wrappers. Fine. Trade Paperback. Item Price
$12.00
The Shooting of Dan McGrew: An Inspector O'Malley Mystery
by Kenyon, Michael
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1975
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- Hardcover
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- 9780679505532
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N.Y.: McKay-Washburn, 1975. 1st ed. Near fine in dust jacket with just a slight trace of soiling. A wonderful Irish comedy of murder, mayhem and misadventure. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book. Item Price
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Sick Puppy
by Hiaasen, Carl
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- 2000
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- Hardcover
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- 9780679454458
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NY,NY: Alfred A Knopf Inc, 2000. 1st. Ed. FINE/FINE. Hiaasen's sixth non-series title set in Florida , with all the madcap adventures of his previous books.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book. Item Price
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Funny As a Dead Comic: A Kimmey Kruse Mystery
by Cooper, Susan Rogers
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1993
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- Hardcover
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- 9780312098155
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$13.92
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N.Y.: St Martins Press, 1993. 1st ed. Near fine in lightly soiled and nicked dust jacket. First stand-up comedienne Kimmy Kruse mystery. Chicago setting.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Item Price
$13.92
DRINK THE GREEN WATER (or) Young Caldwell's Toe
by Austin, Hugh
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1948
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- Hardcover
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$52.80
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N.Y.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1948. 1st ed. Light wear along edges, else near fine gold cloth hardback in dust jacket worn at edges, darkened at spine and with a few chips, small piece out at rear. ...Sultan,. Sultan & Sultan, Counselors at Law was the mustiest and most dignified of New York law firms. Its… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE DIPLOMAT AND THE GOLD PIANO: An Emily and Henry Bryce Mystery Comedy
by Scherf, Margaret
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- Used - Fine
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- 1st Prtg
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- 2006
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- Paperback
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- 9780915230990
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Lyons, Colorado, U.S.A.: Rue Morgue Press, 2006. 1st prtg. Trade paperback. When a UN ambassador's apartment gets an unexpected makeover, decorators Emily and Henry Bryce find themselves mixed up in murder faster than you can shake a martini. Pierre Marie Cloche, the United Nations ambassador from Gaad, is at a loss as to why somebody presented his wife with… Read more about this item Item Price
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SKINNY DIP **AWARD FINALIST**
by Hiaasen, Carl
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- 2004
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- Hardcover
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- 9780375411083
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N.Y.: Alfred A Knopf Inc, 2004. 1st ed. fine in dust jacket. A CWA GOLD DAGGER AWARD NOMINEE. Another delirious romp through the swamps of South Florida from the irrepressible Carl Hiaasen. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book. Item Price
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Walking Money
by Born, James O.
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- 2004
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- Hardcover
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- 9780399151699
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N.Y.: Putnam Pub Group, 2004. 1st ed. Fine in dust jacket. Author's first book, a BARRY AWARD Nominee. Jim Born, a seventeen-year veteran of the U. S. Marshals Service, DEA, and Florida Department of Law Enforcement, has seen it all and presents here a great debut thriller. Bill Tasker, state cop, has faced problems up to now, but… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE BLACK DREAM (A Rue Morgue Vintage Mystery)
by Little, Constance & Gwenyth
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- Used - Fine
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- 1st Prtg
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- 2005
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- Paperback
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- 9780915230877
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Boulder, CO, U.S.A.: Rue Morgue Press, 2005. 1st prtg. A fine, unread copy of this trade paperback. Bickering ex-lovers and a disappearing corpse highlight this 1952 comedy by the queens of screwball. There was no question that Agatha Bunson hated her cook. Em could cook. Just about everyone agreed on that point. Agatha, however, despised Em's slovenly… Read more about this item Item Price
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