Inscribed first edition of this mystery set among the romance industry of the '80s boom, in which "America's most famous writer of category romance is found dead."
Near fine in near fine jacket.
Price: $550.00
A romance writer turns amateur detective when she is accused of having murdered another author; she uses the occasion of a major romance conference (modeled on those of the RWA) to solve the crime. "The reigning queen of sweet romance is fighting the leading producer of bodice rippers for the presidency of the organization, the leading editors of sexy contemporaries are fighting for a little gold statuette of Charlotte Brontë, and the fans are fighting for a chance to be published." This is the first in Papazoglou's Patience McKenna series.
First printing. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1984. 8.25'' x 5.5''. Original red paper boards, spine lettered in black. In original unclipped ($11.95) color pictorial dust jacket with design by David Barnett. 188, [2] pages. Inscribed by Papazoglou to title page: "To Marian Babson - / with the hope this will be / to your taste - / Orania / Papazoglou / P.S. Thanks for giving me a couple / of excuses to drink... / P.P.S. This is the <u>1st</u> time I've ever inscribed a book!!!" Jacket with faint foxing to front panel. A bit of wear to spine ends.
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