When Clara Davis grew tired of her stodgy husband Harold, she came up with an inspired plan: Why not fake her own death? And why not be paid for being dead? After all, wealthy Harold wouldn't remain a widower long, and when he remarried, Clara would demand a handsome payment to disappear and stay dead. Then when Clara spotted a woman on the street who was almost her double, she knew this was her chance...and a week later the body of a different "Clara Davis" was pulled from the river -- and the real Clara, now "Miss Solda ...
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When Clara Davis grew tired of her stodgy husband Harold, she came up with an inspired plan: Why not fake her own death? And why not be paid for being dead? After all, wealthy Harold wouldn't remain a widower long, and when he remarried, Clara would demand a handsome payment to disappear and stay dead. Then when Clara spotted a woman on the street who was almost her double, she knew this was her chance...and a week later the body of a different "Clara Davis" was pulled from the river -- and the real Clara, now "Miss Solda Carmadine," had a new life. Meanwhile, Sergeant Morris of the Missing Persons Bureau had an uneasy feeling about the dead Mrs. Clara Davis and was quietly trying to answer some of his own questions. There was one little item that bothered him...and he wouldn't let go until he unravelled the mystery.
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Add this copy of Lethal Lady to cart. $11.88, new condition, Sold by Books2anywhere rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Fairford, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2015 by Wildside Press.
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Add this copy of Lethal Lady to cart. $12.15, new condition, Sold by Ria Christie Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Uxbridge, MIDDLESEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2015 by Wildside Press.
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Add this copy of Lethal Lady to cart. $42.00, very good condition, Sold by Main Street Fine Books, ABAA rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galena, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1947 by Doubleday & Co.
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8vo. Blue paper over boards with white lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 192pp. Near fine/very good. Text block typically, mildly age toned; mild jacket edgewear. An attractive early (not first) printing of this "Crime Club" whodunit by the prolific mystery author (1893-1966). Possibly a film studio copy, with a small inkstamped "Planning Department" on front and rear flyleaves--although no film version ever resulted. Uncommon in a nice jacket.
Add this copy of Lethal Lady to cart. $52.00, very good condition, Sold by Main Street Fine Books, ABAA rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galena, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1947 by Doubleday & Co.
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8vo. Blue paper over boards with white lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 192pp. Near fine/very good. Text block moderately age toned as usual; jacket lightly edgeworn. Handsome "Crime Club" first edition of this whodunit by the prolific mystery author (1893-1966). Rather scarce in a sharp jacket.
Add this copy of Lethal Lady to cart. $38.01, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2015 by Wildside Press.
