The Maltese Manuscript
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"Dobson's obvious knowledge of, and respect for, mystery and detective fiction is immense. She takes the reader on a glorious tour, describing everything from comic books to anthologies. Even the most moral mystery fans will understand why a person would want to purloin even one or two of these treasures."—Publishers Weekly
In classic noir tradition, English Professor Karen Pelletier gains a client when a Rottweiler named Trouble and his famous private-eye-novelist owner walk through her door. The next thing you know, the Enfield library is missing a truckload of its treasures. Then a thief is found dead in the stacks, his neck broken. With a real private eye on the case, the hunt is on—for the manuscript of Hammett's famous novel, The Maltese Falcon; for the missing books; and for potential murder suspects.
Joanne Dobson
Joanne Dobson is a retired Fordam University English Professor. Currently she teaches writing at the Hudson Valley Writing Center in Westchester County, New York, speaks and teaches at public libraries and other venues, including Fulbright teaching programs at Amherst College, and NEH teaching programs at The Emily Dickinson Center in Amherst, Massachusetts. Her Professor Karen Pelletier mystery novels are set at elite Enfield College, a small New-England academic institution not unlike Amherst College, where, in 1986, Joanne taught the first course ever offered on Emily Dickinson, whose grandfather was a founder of the college. Quieter Than Sleep was nominated for an Agatha award and, in 2001, Joanne was named Noted Author of the Year by the New York State Library Association as the author librarians most enjoyed recommending to their readers. The Professor Pelletier novels have been reviewed in major venues, including the New York Times.
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