Cortland Fitzsimmons SUDDEN SILENCE The Case and 12 similar items

SUDDEN SILENCE The Case of the Murdered Band-Leader By Cortland Fitzsimmons New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1938. First edition. Bleached white spotting to the covers, line of white along the outer front hinge, faint red bleed-through stain to the lower rear cover, faint tan offsetting to the front and rear endpapers, dust soling and faint foxing to all page edges, else a good to very good copy, internally clean; in a good to very good dust jacket with a red bleed-stain to the lower rear panel. The jacket shows some edge wear and dust soiling to the rear extremities and the front flap has been price-clipped. The illustrated front panel presents well. "Hal Harrison and his orchestra The Harmony Men were one of the hottest new bands in the country. Their two night stand at the Crystal Gardens in San Francisco was going to be the biggest thing to hit that city in years. But when threats turn into reality during the first show when a rival band-leader is killed on stage in front of the entire audience the band seems headed for disaster unless Hal can prove he’s innocent by finding the real killer aided by socialite Joan Paxton. Sudden Silence is a mystery in the tradition of the great 1930’s movies like The Thin Man, full of murder, music, and romance and punctuated with witty banter. The author, Cortland Fitzsimmons, wrote over a dozen mystery novels during the 30’s, a number of which were later turned into movies."--Resurrected Press. We have placed the dust jacket in a new clear (removable) Brodart sleeve to protect from further damage. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT BOOKS THANKS!