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Detective Book Club: A fine and private place; The Case of the postponed murder; Nemesis
Detective Book Club A fine and private place The Case of the postponed murder Nemesis Author:Ellery Queen, Erle Stanley Gardner, Agatha Christie 1. A fine and private place by Queen: The aging tycoon looking up from his Florentine desk. Incredibly ugly, allegedly ruthless, Nino Importuna was nevertheless one of two or three wealthiest men in the world. A trace of old-country Mr. Whyte, you took three hundred thousand dollars. And now I want to take something from you in return....I want ... more »your beautiful young daughter!"; 2: The case of the postponed murder by Gardner: This time, the D. A. has evidence so solid there's no way to wriggle out of a conviction --even with the famous Perry Mason for the defense! Penn Wentworth was murdered, there's the doubt about that, either. Snd there's no queston but that Mae is the killer--after all, there's that photograph of Mae caught in the act! 3: Nemesis by Christie: When a dead acquaintance of hers, in his will, asks Miss Jane Marple to "investigate a certain crime...to see that justice is done," the remarkable Miss Marple can hardly refuse. Especially when she learns just one small problem: Miss Marple isn't given the slightest hint as to what crime it is she's supposed to investigate!« less