The Key to Nicholas Street
1952
First Published
3.71
Average Rating
219
Number of Pages
The murder of a rich and beautiful woman causes a stir on Nicholas Street, in the most fashionable section of Sutton, a small town in New York. On a street where the most important thing is keeping up appearances, all eyes are on the Ayers family, as they reveal the secrets they desperately want to stay hidden from the neighbors. The police chief's job is to see through the lies and figure out whose biggest secret is murder.
Avg Rating
3.71
Number of Ratings
52
5 STARS
19%
4 STARS
48%
3 STARS
19%
2 STARS
12%
1 STARS
2%
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Author
Stanley Ellin
Author · 14 books
Stanley Bernard Ellin was a mystery writer of short stories and novels. He won the Edgar Allan Poe Award three times and the Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere once, and in 1981 he was awarded with the Mystery Writers of America's highest honor, the Grand Master Award.
