The Man in the Queue
by Josephine Tey
Publisher: The Macmillan Company 1929
ISBN/ASIN: B000VI87ZG
Number of pages: 213
Description:
Outside a London theatre a throng of people wait expectantly for the last performance of a popular musical. But as the doors open at last, something spoils all thought of entertainment: a man in the queue is found murdered by the deadly thrust of a stiletto...
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