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092    |fF|aSTARRETT 
100 1  Starrett, Vincent,|d1886-1974,|eauthor. 
245 10 Dead man inside /|cVincent Starrett ; introduction by Otto
       Penzler. 
264  1 New York :|bPenzler Publishers,|c2023. 
300    iv, 240 pages ;|c22 cm. 
336    text|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|2rdamedia 
338    volume|2rdacarrier 
490 1  American mystery classics 
500    Includes discussion questions. 
520    "A strange sight greets Chicago haberdashery clerk Rufus 
       Ker as he prepares to begin his workday by unlocking the 
       door to Bluefield, Inc. A sign is attached to the glass. 
       It reads: DEAD MAN INSIDE! I AM DEAD. THIS STORE WILL NOT 
       OPEN TO-DAY. Once inside, Rufus is relieved to discover 
       the shop is still in one piece and assumes the sign to be 
       a prank. But no one is laughing when Rufus realizes the 
       dummy in the window is no dummy at all. It’s the body of 
       his boss, Amos Bluefield, and unfortunately this is only 
       the beginning.… Scientist, explorer, and former 
       intelligence officer Walter Ghost has come to Chicago to 
       research some history, but after a stint in the hospital 
       due to appendicitis, he quickly finds himself 
       investigating a string of puzzling murders. Ghost is 
       certainly no stranger to playing detective, but if he’s 
       not careful, he’s about to get more familiar with the 
       hospital"--|cProvided by publisher. 
650  0 Murder|xInvestigation|vFiction. 
651  0 Chicago (Ill.)|vFiction. 
655  7 Detective and mystery fiction.|2lcgft 
655  7 Novels.|2lcgft 
775 08 |iReproduction of (manifestation):|aStarrett, Vincent, 
       1886-1974.|tDead man inside|dGarden City, N.Y. : Doubleday,
       1931 
830  0 Otto Penzler's classic American mystery library.