Dead Dames Don't Sing

Mystery & Suspense, Hard-Boiled
Cover of the book Dead Dames Don't Sing by John Harvey, MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: John Harvey ISBN: 9781504045629
Publisher: MysteriousPress.com/Open Road Publication: May 2, 2017
Imprint: MysteriousPress.com/Open Road Language: English
Author: John Harvey
ISBN: 9781504045629
Publisher: MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Publication: May 2, 2017
Imprint: MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Language: English

The stylish tale of a dead poet, a rediscovered pulp novel, and a lovely lady with a story to sell from the author of the Charles Resnick Mysteries.

Ex–Metropolitan Police Officer Jack Kiley spent his career discerning fact from fiction. Now a private detective, Kiley has agreed to investigate the provenance of a newly discovered manuscript. Lost for decades, Dead Dames Don’t Sing is typical pulp fodder: “Hard, fast, and deadly,” according to Daniel Pike, the rare book dealer who hires Kiley. What makes it unusual—and potentially valuable—is that the novel appears to have been written by the late poet William Pierce before he made a name for himself. Pierce’s bewitching socialite-cum-model daughter, Alexandra, insists that it’s genuine, but Kiley isn’t so sure. Something doesn’t feel right, but the deeper he digs, the more he wonders if poetry and pulp really are such strange bedfellows.

Hailed as “one of our most accomplished writers” by The Daily Telegraph, John Harvey brings swinging London—both past and present—to life in this gripping novella.

The Bibliomysteries are a series of short tales about deadly books, by top mystery authors.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The stylish tale of a dead poet, a rediscovered pulp novel, and a lovely lady with a story to sell from the author of the Charles Resnick Mysteries.

Ex–Metropolitan Police Officer Jack Kiley spent his career discerning fact from fiction. Now a private detective, Kiley has agreed to investigate the provenance of a newly discovered manuscript. Lost for decades, Dead Dames Don’t Sing is typical pulp fodder: “Hard, fast, and deadly,” according to Daniel Pike, the rare book dealer who hires Kiley. What makes it unusual—and potentially valuable—is that the novel appears to have been written by the late poet William Pierce before he made a name for himself. Pierce’s bewitching socialite-cum-model daughter, Alexandra, insists that it’s genuine, but Kiley isn’t so sure. Something doesn’t feel right, but the deeper he digs, the more he wonders if poetry and pulp really are such strange bedfellows.

Hailed as “one of our most accomplished writers” by The Daily Telegraph, John Harvey brings swinging London—both past and present—to life in this gripping novella.

The Bibliomysteries are a series of short tales about deadly books, by top mystery authors.

More books from Hard-Boiled

Cover of the book Il giallo di Caserme Rosse by John Harvey
Cover of the book Toto Fouinard - Un Clou dans un Crâne by John Harvey
Cover of the book Win, Place, and Die! by John Harvey
Cover of the book Poids des illusions (Le) by John Harvey
Cover of the book The Last Smile by John Harvey
Cover of the book Криминальный театр by John Harvey
Cover of the book Murder On The Backlot by John Harvey
Cover of the book Beyond Human: The Iron Eagle Series: Book: Twenty-Eight by John Harvey
Cover of the book L'Ange de Marseille by John Harvey
Cover of the book Pray: The Iron Eagle Series: Book Thirteen by John Harvey
Cover of the book What the Shadow Knew: A Deacon Bishop Mystery by John Harvey
Cover of the book Story of the Eye by John Harvey
Cover of the book Mike Hammer: Complex 90 by John Harvey
Cover of the book Tomorrow's Sun by John Harvey
Cover of the book The FishingTrip-Trial by Water, Execution, & Deliverance of Retribution by John Harvey
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy