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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Harpercollins Pub Ltd
Publication date December 3, 2001
Pages 256
Binding Paperback
Edition New
Book category Adult Fiction
ISBN-13 9780006512479
ISBN-10 000651247X
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock
Published in Great Britain
Original list price $12.50
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Mary Bellamy, ageing darling of the London stage, holds a 50th birthday party. But someone uses a deadly insect spray on Mary instead of on the azaleas. The suspects are playing the part of mourners. Superintendent Alleyn has to find out which one has played the part of murderer.
Editions
Hardcover
Book cover for 9780884114840
 
from Amereon Ltd (September 1, 1982)
9780884114840 | details & prices | 5.75 × 8.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.25 lbs | List price $25.95
About: In a poisonous cloud of spray, the curtain falls on a drama queen.
Paperback
Book cover for 9780006512479 Book cover for 9780312968984 Book cover for 9780515080568 Book cover for 9781631940194
 
Reprint edition from Felony & Mayhem (July 7, 2015)
9781631940194 | details & prices | 225 pages | 5.50 × 8.00 × 0.25 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $14.95
The price comparison is for this edition
New edition from Harpercollins Pub Ltd (December 3, 2001)
9780006512479 | details & prices | 256 pages | List price $12.50
About: Mary Bellamy, ageing darling of the London stage, holds a 50th birthday party.
Reprint edition from St Martins Pr (April 1, 1999)
9780312968984 | details & prices | 4.25 × 6.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.30 lbs | List price $5.99
About: The indomitable Inspector Roderick Alleyn is sent to sniff out the case of the beloved 'queen of British theater,' Mary Bellamy, who has been found murdered in a cloud of perfume--a case reeking with likely suspects.
Reissue edition from Jove Pubns (September 1, 1992)
9780515080568 | details & prices | 4.25 × 6.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.25 lbs | List price $3.99
About: When the grande dame of the British stage is murdered, Inspector Roderick Alleyn investigates, using as his only clue the scent of perfume found on her corpse to lead him to her killer.
Cassette/Spoken Word
Book cover for 9780745166094 Book cover for 9781572701649
 
With James Saxon (other contributor) | Unabridged edition from Audio Partners (October 1, 2001)
9781572701649 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.00 × 1.75 in. | 0.46 lbs | List price $27.95
About: At her birthday party, aging actress Mary Bellamy revels in the attentions of family, friends, and fans, right up to the moment that one of them murders her with a puff of deadly perfume.
With James Saxon (other contributor) | Unabridged edition from Chivers Audio Books (March 1, 1996)
9780745166094 | details & prices | 6.75 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $69.95

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