The first appearance of Hugh Pentecost's most important and original detective, Pierre Chambrun, manager of New York's premier hotel. A fine puzzle and the inner workings of a major hotel combine with witty and somewhat satiric portraits of his characters to produce a lively, amusing novel.
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IT WAS MONDAY. The coming Saturday would be the Great Man's birthday. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
banquet manager, fifty guests, matching piece Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Aubrey Moon, John Wills, Miss Barnwell, Jerry Dodd, Miss Stewart, Margo Stewart, Miss Prym, Willard Storm, Pierre Chambrun, Lieutenant Hardy, Waltham Trust, Viola Brooke, New York, Alison Barnwell, Miss Pamela Prym, Ozman Gamayel, British Army, George Haven, Blue Lagoon, Central Park, Fifth Avenue, George Battle, Hotel Beaumont, Middle East, World War New!
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IT WAS MONDAY. The coming Saturday would be the Great Man's birthday. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
banquet manager, fifty guests, matching piece Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Aubrey Moon, John Wills, Miss Barnwell, Jerry Dodd, Miss Stewart, Margo Stewart, Miss Prym, Willard Storm, Pierre Chambrun, Lieutenant Hardy, Waltham Trust, Viola Brooke, New York, Alison Barnwell, Miss Pamela Prym, Ozman Gamayel, British Army, George Haven, Blue Lagoon, Central Park, Fifth Avenue, George Battle, Hotel Beaumont, Middle East, World War New!
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- Middle East: A Geographical Study by Peter Beaumont on page 183
- The Call of the Wild (Aladdin Classic Reprints) by Jack London on page 76
- The Fifth Man by Manning Coles in Back Matter
- The man in the middle by Norman Lewis in Back Matter
- Most Secret by John Dickson Carr in Back Matter
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