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Can I read Rocket to the morgue. bk. 2 : Sister Ursula series on EtoBox?
Rocket to the morgue. bk. 2 : Sister Ursula series by Anthony Boucher, F. Paul Wilson is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Rocket to the morgue. bk. 2 : Sister Ursula series about?
A Golden Age mystery set in the Golden Age of science fiction Legendary science fiction author Fowler Faulkes may be dead, but his creation, the iconic Dr. Derringer, lives on in popular culture. Or, at least, the character would live on if not for Faulkes’s predatory and greedy heir Hilary, who, during his time as the inflexible guardian of the estate, has created countless enemies in the relatively small community of writers of the genre. So when he is stabbed nearly to death in a room with only one door, which nobody was seen entering or exiting, Foulkes suspects a writer. Fearing that the assailant will return, he asks for police protection, and when more potentially-fatal encounters follow, it becomes clear to Detective Terry Marshall and his assistant, the inquisitive nun, Sister Ursula, that death awaits Mr. Foulkes around every corner. Now, they’ll have to work overtime to thwart the would-be murderer―a task that requires a deep dive into the strange, idiosyncratic world of science fiction in its early days. With characters based heavily on Anthony Boucher’s friends at the Manana Literary Society, including Robert Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and Jack Parsons, Rocket to the Mo
Who reads Rocket to the morgue. bk. 2 : Sister Ursula series?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Anthony Boucher, F. Paul Wilson
- Publisher
- Penzler Publishers
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781613161364
- Category
- work of fiction