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Classical in form, earnest, spare and grave.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
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- Author
- Frances Crane
- First published
- 1941
- Pages
- 288
- Publisher
- Rue Morgue Press, Lippincott Co., Penzler Publishers
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781613163542
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About Frances Crane · 1890–1981
Frances Kirkwood Crane was an American mystery author, who introduced private investigator Pat Abbott and his future wife Jean in her first novel, The Turquoise Shop (1941). The Abbotts investigated crimes in a total of 26 volumes, each with a color in the title.
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