Signet Books (September, 1950), first publication with this title
1944 Jefferson House hardcover, Hue and Cry
1951 published in the UK by Dakers as The Murder of Marion Mason
the author’s debut novel
1st in his series with Singer Batts, Shakespearean scholar, hotel owner and armchair detective assisted by his hotel manager Joe Spinder
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