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Banking on Death (John Putnam Thatcher, Bk 1) (Otto Penzler's Classic American Mystery Library)
Banking on Death - John Putnam Thatcher, Bk 1 - Otto Penzler's Classic American Mystery Library
Author: Emma Lathen
This universally acclaimed debut by Lathen (a pseudonym for the writing team of Mary J. Latsis and Martha Henissart) introduced mystery fans to amateur sleuth/Wall Street banker John Putnam Thatcher. Newsweek describes Lathen as "a master plotter, an elegant stylist, a comic genius and a purist who never sacrifices logic for surprise effect...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781883402068
ISBN-10: 1883402069
Publication Date: 1/1994
Pages: 166
Edition: Reprint
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Publisher: Otto Penzler Books
Book Type: Paperback
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An extremely enjoyable mystery written in the early 1960s and set on Wall Street. Lathan is a talented writer and her detective, bank VP John Putnam Thatcher, is likeable. A fun insight into American life in the 1960s.
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