Puzzle for Puppets
1944
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3.31
Average Rating
206
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To Peter Duluth the full-size puppets had the appearance of life—except for one which turned out to be Eulalia Crawford. There was a knife in her breast and she was horribly dead. Red Roses were strewn over Eulalia's corpse...the white roses came later and destroyed the plans Peter and his movie-star wife had made for their first night together in many months. They found themselves up to their ears in violence and wanted for murder. Their nights became one of wild pursuits through the dark streets of San Francisco's Chinatown and the backstage alleys of a circus.
Avg Rating
3.31
Number of Ratings
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Author
Patrick Quentin
Author · 18 books
Patrick Quentin, Q. Patrick and Jonathan Stagge were pen names under which Hugh Callingham Wheeler (19 March 1912 – 26 July 1987), Richard Wilson Webb (August 1901 – December 1966), Martha Mott Kelley (30 April 1906–2005) and Mary Louise White Aswell (3 June 1902 – 24 December 1984) wrote detective fiction. In some foreign countries their books have been published under the variant Quentin Patrick. Most of the stories were written by Webb and Wheeler in collaboration, or by Wheeler alone. Their most famous creation is the amateur sleuth Peter Duluth. In 1963, the story collection The Ordeal of Mrs. Snow was given a Special Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America. AKA: Πάτρικ Κουέντιν (Greek)
