Hush-A-Bye Murder
New York: Random House, 1957. First edition. Hardcover. First edition. Fine, fresh copy in very good dust jacket with some wear at the lower front flap fold. Hardcover. 237 pp. Bart Hardin's weakness for damsels in distress nearly spells finish for the Don Quixote in a flowered vest. Attempting to shield a radio actress from a smear campaign, he finds himself alone--with the corpse of a famous columnist. Through love triangles and stumbling upon a second murder, Hardin hurtles through town in search of the killer--or killers--in order to clear his name. All the familiar figures of Hardin's Manhattan reappear to give this blood-tingling thriller its sophisticated flavor. Fine / very good. Item #E35289
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