Bibliograph

The Cape Cod mystery, Phoebe Atwood Taylor ; introduction by Otto Penzler

Type

Label

The Cape Cod mystery, Phoebe Atwood Taylor ; introduction by Otto Penzler

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The Cape Cod mystery

Oclc number

1286366140

Responsibility statement

Phoebe Atwood Taylor ; introduction by Otto Penzler

Series statement

American mystery classics

Summary

"Meet Asey Mayo, Cape Cod's answer to Sherlock Holmes. Settled down from his former life as a seafaring adventurer, Asey is a Jack-of-all-trades who uses his worldly knowledge, folksy wisdom, and plain common sense to solve the most puzzling crimes to strike the peninsula. And in this, his first case, Asey finds himself embroiled in a scandal that will push his deductive powers to their limits. A massive heatwave is scorching the Northeast, and vacationers from New York and Boston flock to Cape Cod for breezy, cool respite. Then a muckraking journalist is found murdered in the cabin he's rented for the season, and the summer holiday becomes a nightmare for the local authorities. There are abundant suspects among the out-of-towners flooding the area, but they ultimately fix their sights on beloved local businessman Bill Porter as the murderer--unless Asey Mayo can prove him innocent and find the true killer"--Jacket flap

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