Rocket To The Morgue: 0 (An American Mystery Classic)

Boucher, Anthony

ISBN 10: 1613161360 ISBN 13: 9781613161364

Verlag: W W Norton & Co, 2019

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In his chosen field [Boucher] was a Renaissance man, a complete man--writer, critic and historian. He was conscientious and a fine craftsman.--Ellery Queen

An intriguing look into the beginnings of science fiction as we know it today--The Heinlein Society

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Legendary science fiction author Fowler Faulkes may be dead, but his creation, the iconic Dr. Derringer, lives on in popular culture. Or, at least, the character would live on if not for Faulkes’s predatory and greedy heir Hilary, who, during his time as the inflexible guardian of the estate, has created countless enemies in the relatively small community of writers of the genre. So when he is stabbed nearly to death in a room with only one door, which nobody was seen entering or exiting, Foulkes suspects a writer. Fearing that the assailant will return, he asks for police protection, and when more potentially-fatal encounters follow, it becomes clear to Detective Terry Marshall and his assistant, the inquisitive nun, Sister Ursula, that death awaits Mr. Foulkes around every corner. Now, they’ll have to work overtime to thwart the would-be murderer—a task that requires a deep dive into the strange, idiosyncratic world of science fiction in its early days.With characters based heavily on Anthony Boucher’s friends at the Manana Literary Society, including Robert Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and Jack Parsons, Rocket to the Morgue is both a classic locked room mystery and an enduring portrait of a real-life writing community. Reprinted for the first time in over thirty years, the book is a must-read for fans of mysteries and science fiction alike.

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• Verlag: W W Norton & Co
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1613161360
• ISBN 13: 9781613161364
• Einband: Rústica