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Product Identifiers

PublisherDoherty Associates, LLC, Tom&Co

ISBN-101250216508

ISBN-139781250216502

eBay Product ID (ePID)27050386087

Product Key Features

Book TitleParadise Affair : a Carpenter and Quincannon Mystery

Number of Pages176 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMystery & Detective / Historical

Publication Year2021

GenreFiction

AuthorBill Pronzini

Book SeriesCarpenter and Quincannon Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight9.2 Oz

Item Length8.6 in

Item Width5.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2020-038275

ReviewsFor the Carpenter and Quincannon Mystery Series "This fast-moving novel offers plenty of fun."-- Publishers Weekly on The Bags of Tricks Affair "Those who enjoy historical mysteries are in for a particular treat with this delightful new series featuring two intrepid detectives who solve their cases using different but equally effective methods."-- Booklist on The Bughouse Affair "A doubly impossible crime only adds to the enjoyable plot."-- Publishers Weekly on The Bughouse Affair, "Suddenly we have a classic Golden Age mystery... It's Marlowe alternating with Poirot, an unusual and welcome mix." - Booklist "It's a full, multidimensional novel crafted with a light but deft hand, providing an entertaining and thoughtful read." - New York Journal of Books "The Paradise Affair' is a slim, 176-page book, but it is a full-fledged entertaining novel... Pronzini makes the highly-detailed, atmospheric tale well worth the wait." - Lansing State Journal "Fans of the Carpenter and Quincannon series, of which this is the ninth installment, will enjoy this book. It can be read as a standalone... I also recommend this novel to anyone interested in Hawaiian historical fiction. " - The Historical Novel Society Praise for the Carpenter and Quincannon Mystery Series "This fast-moving novel offers plenty of fun." - Publishers Weekly on The Bags of Tricks Affair "Those who enjoy historical mysteries are in for a particular treat with this delightful new series featuring two intrepid detectives who solve their cases using different but equally effective methods." - Booklist on The Bughouse Affair "A doubly impossible crime only adds to the enjoyable plot." - Publishers Weekly on The Bughouse Affair "Attractive characters, a finely tuned plot, and fascinating snippets of California history. Who could ask for more?"-- Publishers Weekly on The Stolen Gold Affair, For the Carpenter and Quincannon Mystery Series "This fast-moving novel offers plenty of fun." - Publishers Weekly on The Bags of Tricks Affair "Those who enjoy historical mysteries are in for a particular treat with this delightful new series featuring two intrepid detectives who solve their cases using different but equally effective methods." - Booklist on The Bughouse Affair "A doubly impossible crime only adds to the enjoyable plot." - Publishers Weekly on The Bughouse Affair " 'The Paradise Affair' is a slim, 176-page book, but it is a full-fledged entertaining novel... Pronzini makes the highly-detailed, atmospheric tale well worth the wait." - Lansing State Journal "It's a full, multidimensional novel crafted with a light but deft hand, providing an entertaining and thoughtful read." - New York Journal of Books, "It's a full, multidimensional novel crafted with a light but deft hand, providing an entertaining and thoughtful read." - New York Journal of Books "The Paradise Affair' is a slim, 176-page book, but it is a full-fledged entertaining novel... Pronzini makes the highly-detailed, atmospheric tale well worth the wait." - Lansing State Journal "Fans of the Carpenter and Quincannon series, of which this is the ninth installment, will enjoy this book. It can be read as a standalone... I also recommend this novel to anyone interested in Hawaiian historical fiction. " - The Historical Novel Society Praise for the Carpenter and Quincannon Mystery Series "This fast-moving novel offers plenty of fun." - Publishers Weekly on The Bags of Tricks Affair "Those who enjoy historical mysteries are in for a particular treat with this delightful new series featuring two intrepid detectives who solve their cases using different but equally effective methods." - Booklist on The Bughouse Affair "A doubly impossible crime only adds to the enjoyable plot." - Publishers Weekly on The Bughouse Affair "Attractive characters, a finely tuned plot, and fascinating snippets of California history. Who could ask for more?"-- Publishers Weekly on The Stolen Gold Affair, For the Carpenter and Quincannon Mystery Series "This fast-moving novel offers plenty of fun." - Publishers Weekly on The Bags of Tricks Affair "Those who enjoy historical mysteries are in for a particular treat with this delightful new series featuring two intrepid detectives who solve their cases using different but equally effective methods." - Booklist on The Bughouse Affair "A doubly impossible crime only adds to the enjoyable plot." - Publishers Weekly on The Bughouse Affair " 'The Paradise Affair' is a slim, 176-page book, but it is a full-fledged entertaining novel... Pronzini makes the highly-detailed, atmospheric tale well worth the wait." - Lansing State Journal on The Paradise Affair "It's a full, multidimensional novel crafted with a light but deft hand, providing an entertaining and thoughtful read." - New York Journal of Books on The Paradise Affair

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

Series Volume Number9

Dewey Decimal813/.54

SynopsisMWA Grand Master Bill Pronzini's next historical mystery The Paradise Affair , perfect for fans of Peaky Blinders and The Alienist The latest Carpenter & Quincannon mystery: "Attractive characters, a finely tuned plot, and fascinating snippets of California history. Who could ask for more?"--Publishers Weekly on The Stolen Gold Affair Quincannon's pursuit of two con men who have absconded to Hawaii with a considerable sum of his employer's assets dovetails nicely with Sabina's vision of a second honeymoon. But neither is wont to stay out of trouble, and Sabina inadvertently becomes involved in a locked room/dying message murder in Honolulu., Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Bill Pronzini's next historical mystery The Paradise Affair , perfect for fans of Peaky Blinders and The Alienist . The latest Carpenter & Quincannon mystery: "Attractive characters, a finely tuned plot, and fascinating snippets of California history. Who could ask for more?"-- Publishers Weekly on The Stolen Gold Affair Quincannon's pursuit of two con men who have absconded to Hawaii with a considerable sum of his employer's assets dovetails nicely with Sabina's vision of a second honeymoon. But neither is wont to stay out of trouble, and Sabina inadvertently becomes involved in a locked room/dying message murder in Honolulu.

LC Classification NumberPS3566.R67P37 2021