The Spinster’s Secret / Anthony Gilbert 1946 FIRST HCDJ

by Anthony Gilbert, Lucy Beatrice Malleson

$78 · Offered by eBay

The Spinster’s Secret / Anthony Gilbert 1946 FIRST edition Before posting, I will place the dustjacket in archival quality removable wrap, enhancing the look and feel of the book while protecting the jacket. Anthony Gilbert (1899-1973) - Pseudonym for Lucy Beatrice Malleson; also wrote as J. Kilmeny Keith and Anne Meredith. Prolific British mystery writer, a woman writing under a man's name, whose most famous creation is lawyer-detective Arthur G. Crook. For many years Gilbert's identity was kept secret, and most readers assumed that the author was a man. Distinctive for Gilbert's novels is skillful plotting, lively supporting characters, entertaining dialogue, and clever action without exaggerating violence.

• Publisher: Collins
• Year: 1946
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good

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