{"product_id":"the-penguin-pool-murder-paperback","title":"The Penguin Pool Murder - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStuart Palmer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eOtto Penzler\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the third graders at Jefferson School, a field trip is always a treat. But one day at the New York Aquarium, they get much more excitement than they bargained for. A pickpocket sprints past, stolen purse in hand, and is making his way to the exit when their teacher, the prim Hildegarde Withers, knocks him down with her umbrella.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the time the police and the security guards finish arguing about what to do with Chicago Lew, he has escaped, and Miss Withers has found something far more interesting: a murdered stockbroker floating in the penguin tank. With the help of Detective Oscar Piper, this no-nonsense spinster embarks on her first of many adventures. The mystery is baffling, the killer dangerous, but for a woman who can control a gaggle of noisy third graders, murder isn't frightening at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Penguin Pool Murder\u003c\/em\u003e is part of the Hildegarde Withers Mysteries series, which also includes \u003cem\u003eMurder on the Blackboard\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMurder on Wheels\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStuart Palmer\u003c\/b\u003e (1905-1968) was an American author of mysteries. Born in Baraboo, Wisconsin, Palmer worked a number of odd jobs--including apple picking, journalism, and copywriting--before publishing his first novel, the crime drama \u003ci\u003eAce of Jades\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1931. It was with his second novel, however, that he established his writing career: \u003ci\u003eThe Penguin Pool Murder \u003c\/i\u003eintroduced Hildegarde Withers, a schoolmarm who, on a field trip to the New York Aquarium, discovers a dead body in the pool. Withers was an immensely popular character, and went on to star in thirteen more novels, including \u003ci\u003eMiss Withers Regrets\u003c\/i\u003e (1947) and \u003ci\u003eNipped in the Bud\u003c\/i\u003e (1951). A master of intricate plotting, Palmer found success writing for Hollywood, where several of his books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Penguin Pool Murder\u003c\/i\u003e, were filmed by RKO Pictures Inc. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOtto Penzler\u003c\/b\u003e, the creator of American Mystery Classics, is also the founder of The Mysterious Press (1975); MysteriousPress.com (2011), an electronic-book publishing company; and New York City's Mysterious Bookshop (1979). He has won a Raven, the Ellery Queen Award, two Edgars (for the \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Mystery and Detection\u003c\/i\u003e, 1977, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lineup\u003c\/i\u003e, 2010), and lifetime achievement awards from NoirCon and \u003ci\u003eThe Strand Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He has edited more than 70 anthologies and written extensively about mystery fiction.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.6 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 17, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47412046168313,"sku":"9781613163979","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/oDklB4KiIb9781613163979.webp?v=1770836477","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-penguin-pool-murder-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}