A Chicago attorney scours the Big Apple for a missing bride and a wedding-night murderer in a mystery that's "Miss Rice at her best" ( The New Yorker ). On a break from the Windy City, aspiring crime novelist Jake Justus and his wife, Helene, are acquainting themselves with Manhattan's finest cocktail lounges when they befriend Dennis Morrison, a blind-drunk groom. The handsome former male escort thought he'd found his bounty in homely heiress Bertha Lutts, but while their wedding night may have been a bust, the morning ...
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A Chicago attorney scours the Big Apple for a missing bride and a wedding-night murderer in a mystery that's "Miss Rice at her best" ( The New Yorker ). On a break from the Windy City, aspiring crime novelist Jake Justus and his wife, Helene, are acquainting themselves with Manhattan's finest cocktail lounges when they befriend Dennis Morrison, a blind-drunk groom. The handsome former male escort thought he'd found his bounty in homely heiress Bertha Lutts, but while their wedding night may have been a bust, the morning after turned out to be the real horror. It seems Bertha has vanished from their bridal suite and in her place is an unidentified beheaded woman. Having taken a shine to Dennis, Jake and Helene call on his best defense: Chicago attorney John J. Malone. Winding his way through both the city's low lives and its high society, Malone quickly discovers a link between the nameless victim, the missing bride, and a slick gigolo: a bohemian Greenwich Village poetess who is free with her verse, knows more than she realizes, and is becoming more frightened with every New York minute. But when Dennis disappears as well, Malone's left with the itchy feeling that another dead end is right around the corner.
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Add this copy of Having Wonderful Crime to cart. $22.00, fair condition, Sold by MLC Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Northfield, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1943 by Simon & Schuster.
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Fair. No Jacket. Jake and Helene Justus are in New York and befriend a drunken bridegroom. The next morning the bride is missing and a beheaded woman is in the bridal suite. John J. Malone arrives to help. Basis for the 1945 movie starring Pat O'Brien, George Murphy and Carole Landis. Bumped and rubbed with wear at the corners and spine ends. Spine a bit cocked, rear hinge cracked.
Add this copy of Having Wonderful Crime (Library of Crime Classics) to cart. $25.75, very good condition, Sold by Basement Seller 101 rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cincinnati, OH, UNITED STATES, published 1943 by Pocket Books.
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Add this copy of Having Wonderful Crime to cart. $29.60, good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES.
Add this copy of Having Wonderful Crime to cart. $56.99, very good condition, Sold by Southampton Sag Harbor Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Southampton, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1945 by World Publishing Company.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. First Edition Thus, Stated Third 1945. Not price-clipped; 049 code on dust jacket flap. Published by World Publishing Company, 1945. Octavo. Navy boards stamped in light blue; dark topstain. Book is very good; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Rubbing to top board, toning to page ends. Dust jacket is very good with light shelf wear, some nicks and one inch strip missing from top panel and top spine. A very scarce copy. 314 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
Add this copy of Having Wonderful Crime to cart. $232.60, good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES.
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Good. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1943. 1st edition. 8vo hardcover. Black cloth with gilt lettering in pictorial dust jacket. 314pp. Good book. Fair dust jacket. Dust jacket is heavily edgeworn and chipped with a 3.5 inch tear to rear panel. Foxing and soiling on top edge. Spine slanted. (Detectives, Vintage Mystery) Inquire if you need further information.
Add this copy of Having Wonderful Crime to cart. $19.00, good condition, Sold by My Book Heaven rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Alameda, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1946 by Pocket Book.
Add this copy of Having Wonderful Crime (Library of Crime Classics) to cart. $25.53, good condition, Sold by Greenworld Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Arlington, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Intl Polygonics Ltd.
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Good condition. It may show normal signs of use such as light writing highlighting or library markings but all pages are intact and the book is fully readable. A solid complete copy that's ready to enjoy.
Add this copy of Having Wonderful Crime to cart. $42.81, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published by Tower Books.
Add this copy of Having Wonderful Crime (Library of Crime Classics) to cart. $58.10, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Intl Polygonics Ltd.
