Description: THE LADY IS TRANSPARENT by Carter Brown. Signet Book P4344. Only printed date is 1962, but ad for movie 'The Chairman' gives date as 1969. 132 pages including covers. Robert McGinnis good-girl-art cover. Paperback is in very good condition. Complete, cover and pages tight to spine. Pages soft, bendable and readable. Only problem long stress line cover center, and more stress lines cover left [see scan]. Some edge wear. A solid copy with wear. "Carter Brown, real name Alan Yates, was an English-born Australian writer who authored over 300 short mysteries. His stirring, sultry formula starred three interchangeable investigators in Al Wheeler, Danny Boyd and Rick Holman. Occasionally his work would dabble in supernatural themes that were easily debunked and solved in the book's finale. “The Lady is Transparent”, published in 1962 by Signet, adheres to that consistently fun formula. Lieutenant Al Wheeler becomes a ghostbusting investigator after receiving a call from the county sheriff. There's been a murder on an eerie locale called Old Canyon Road at the top of Bald Mountain. With a fiery crescendo of thunder and lightning, Wheeler arrives at the sweeping Gothic mansion in the forest. His welcoming host is Justine Harvey, a beautiful vixen adorned in a skimpy white gown. Wheeler's lust for the woman nearly supersedes his assignment. Through a spacious network of halls and rooms, Justine leads Wheeler to an immensely large door that's locked from the inside. Justine explains that her family heard a scream from inside, and they feel that “The Gray Lady” killed Henry Slocombe behind the door. Wheeler, ignoring the folklore, shoots the lock out and indeed finds Slocombe dead in bed with wounds that appear to have been created by a wild animal. Confined in the locked room mystery genre tropes, Wheeler interviews all of the home's residents." Upon sale, book will be packed securely and mailed fast! Comes in a plastic, transparent, collector's wrapper! Combined shipping: $5.00 first item, $1.00 each additional item.
Price: 5 USD
Location: Orlando, Florida
End Time: 2024-12-20T16:25:47.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Softcover/Wraps
Origin: American
Place of Publication: United States
Signed: No
Country of Manufacture: United States
Publisher: Signet Books
Modified Item: No
Subject: Homicide
Year Printed: 1969
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Illustrator: Robert McGinnis
Special Attributes: Vintage Paperback
Region: North America
Author: Carter Brown
Personalized: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Mystery, Thriller
Unit Quantity: 1
Character Family: Police Lieutenant Al Wheeler
