first edition Hardcover
1945 · Hollywood
by Starr, Jimmy
Hollywood: Murray & Gee, Inc.. Near Fine. 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. (no dust jacket) [nice clean copy, very light wear at extremities]. Second (and last) Hollywood-set mystery novel by this author featuring the "Martini-gargling, cutie-chasing, fast-talking reporter and super-sleuth" Joe Medford, introduced in "The Corpse Came C.O.D." In this story, he investigates the homicides of a trio of midgets. Starr (1904-1990) was a noted Hollywood gossip columnist and radio commentator. . (Inventory #: 14131)