The penguin pool murder. by. Palmer, Stuart, Publication date. Topics. Non-Classifiable, Nonfiction - General, Mystery and detective stories, Mystery/Suspense, Withers, Hildegarde (Fictitious character) Publisher. Toronto ; New York: Bantam www.doorway.ru Interaction Count: But the penguins are quite endearing -- personable and prone to eat bits of evidence. Stuart Palmer was inordinately fond of penguins, perhaps because this book was such a hit. His house was full of penguin tchotchkes. The plot of The Penguin Pool Murder is lively and full of surprises. The story has a vintage flavor, which is a plus for me/5(73). · A master of intricate plotting, Palmer found success writing for Hollywood, where several of his books, including The Penguin Pool Murder, were filmed by RKO Pictures Inc. Stuart Palmer (–) was an American author of www.doorway.ru: www.doorway.ru Road.
STUART PALMER HILDEGARDE WITHERS An Appreciation by Steven Saylor. It is a curious thing, how quickly and completely a writer of considerable renown can vanish from the scene.A case in point: the mystery writer Stuart Palmer. Palmer was once routinely mentioned as one of the best authors in the genre, and his intrepid heroine of fourteen novels and dozens of short stories, a spinster school. The Penguin Pool Murder. by Stuart Palmer. The Hildegarde Withers Mysteries (Book 1) Thanks for Sharing! You submitted the following rating and review. We'll publish them on our site once we've reviewed them. The penguin pool murder by Stuart Palmer, , Brentano's edition, in English.
Find many great new used options and get the best deals for The Penguin Pool Murder by Stuart Palmer (, Mass Market) at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!. Teaming up with the investigating police officer, the cigar-chomping Inspector Piper, Miss Withers proves herself more than his equal in ferreting out the facts of the case and the identity of the murder. The Penguin Pool Murder reminds one of the filmed version of Dashiell Hammett's The Thin Man or a Noël Coward play. The witty dialogue and pitch-perfect characters create a sparkling book evocative of the s and s. The Penguin Pool Murder () is a comedy/mystery film starring Edna May Oliver as Hildegarde Withers, a witness in a murder case at the New York Aquarium, with James Gleason as the police inspector in charge of the case, who investigates with her unwanted help, and Robert Armstrong as an attorney representing Mae Clarke, the wife of the victim. Oliver's appearance was the first of three as Hildegarde Withers, the schoolteacher/sleuth based on the character from the novel The Penguin.
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