The Detective Book Club was published from 1942 to 2000.
Set of 5 Detective Book Club editions from the 1940's and 1950's which includes scarce issues.
Books are in nice condition with strong bindings. There is some minor writing and staining on the pages and boards.
The dust jackets are very deteriorated.
This group for sale includes:
Detective Book Club for May 1945.
Murder Is My Business by Halliday, Brett. (1945 Dodd, Mead)
Crime Wind by Holbrook, Marion. (1945 Dodd, Mead)
Whatever Goes Up by Millhauser, Bertram. (1945 Doubleday)
Detective Book Club for December 1946.
The White Dress by Eberhart, Mignon G. (1945 Random House)
The Silent Speaker by Stout, Rex. (1946 Viking)
The Hollow by Christie, Agatha. (1946 Dodd Mead)
Detective Book Club for July 1949.
Staircase Four by Reilly, Helen. (1949 Random House)
Dead Lion by Bonett, John and Emery. (1949 Doubleday)
The Dark River by Clark, Philip. (1949 Simon & Schuster)
Detective Book Club for April 1954.
Man Missing by Eberart, Mignon G. (1954 Random House)
Dead Fall by Wilmer, Dale. (1954 Bouregy & Curl)
Murder Most Familiar by Bremner, Marjorie.
Detective Book Club for May 1955
The Robineau Look by Knight, Kathleen Moore. (1955 Doubleday)
Twist of the Knife by Canning, Victor. (1955 William Sloane)
Vanished by Carleton, Marjorie. (1955 Morrow)
Notes:
The Detective Book Club for April 1954 includes the only US publication for "Murder Most Familiar".
It was published in the UK by Hodder and Stoughton in 1953.
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