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Hugh Pentecost : The Brass Chills

Dodd, Mead & Company, New York, 1943

12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. BW4 - A first edition (same date) hardcover book in very good condition in good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling, chipping, crease, small tears and open tears on the edges and corners, half-inch open tear on the back top, corners of the flaps clipped, some scattered light scratches, rubbing, and light smudges/stains, tanning and light shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners and light edgewear, wrinkling on the spine edges, light tanning and shelf wear. Red Badge Detective. Although not marked in any way, this copy comes from the personal collection of Otto Penzler, legendary editor and founder of the Mysterious Press, an award-winning icon in the genre. 7.75"x5.25", 242 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. A SICKENING feeling in the pit of the stomach, an intense fear of what may suddenly come out of the night to kill - that's the "brass chills" which two hundred men aboard a black-out ship had as they began a trip towards a secret submarine repair base "somewhere in the Pacific." That feeling became almost panic when men got violently sick from food poisoning en route. Some sinister menace even worse than a Jap attack was at work, and so Lieutenant Bradley, U.S.N.R., formerly Inspector Luke Bradley of the New York Homicide Squad, was responsible for the prevention of just such espionage. His job too soon became that of tracking down a killer when two workers vital to the situation were suddenly stricken with convulsions - and died. Hugh Pentecost has packed action and suspense into a unique murder mystery that will send shivers up your spine and give you a case of "brass chills" yourself.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Good

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