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Blow Hot Blow Cold — Ellery Queen
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A summertime slaying sets a suburban housewife on the hunt for a killer in this classic by a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master.
"Ellery Queen clearly is, after Poe, the most important American in mystery fiction." -- Otto Penzler, editor of TheBest American Mystery Stories
On a scorching summer afternoon, Nancy Howell bakes in the sun, hoping her neighbor will invite her inside. Lila has central air conditioning -- a priceless luxury this time of year -- and while Nancy doesn't think much of her notoriously promiscuous neighbor, she would do anything to cool down. Sadly, Lila doesn't step outside. She never will again. After more than a day without seeing her neighbor, Nancy finally goes next door and finds Lila sprawled across her bed, a knife buried deep in her chest.
When Lila's cuckolded husband is also found dead, the police label it a tragic murder-suicide -- but Nancy isn't convinced. In this gin-soaked patch of suburbia, adultery is a way of life and jealousy isn't reason enough for a husband to kill. As the mercury inevitably rises, so will the body count.
"Ellery Queen clearly is, after Poe, the most important American in mystery fiction." -- Otto Penzler, editor of TheBest American Mystery Stories
On a scorching summer afternoon, Nancy Howell bakes in the sun, hoping her neighbor will invite her inside. Lila has central air conditioning -- a priceless luxury this time of year -- and while Nancy doesn't think much of her notoriously promiscuous neighbor, she would do anything to cool down. Sadly, Lila doesn't step outside. She never will again. After more than a day without seeing her neighbor, Nancy finally goes next door and finds Lila sprawled across her bed, a knife buried deep in her chest.
When Lila's cuckolded husband is also found dead, the police label it a tragic murder-suicide -- but Nancy isn't convinced. In this gin-soaked patch of suburbia, adultery is a way of life and jealousy isn't reason enough for a husband to kill. As the mercury inevitably rises, so will the body count.
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- First Edition
- Jul-1974
- Signet
- Mass Market Paperback
- ISBN: 0451059093
- ISBN13: 9780451059093
- Four Johns / Blow Hot Blow Cold
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- Aug-1978
- Signet
- Mass Market Paperback
- ISBN: 0451082214
- ISBN13: 9780451082213
- Four Johns / Blow Hot Blow Cold
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