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The Velvet touch : Nick Velvet stories by Hoch, Edward D., 1930-2008 is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Nick Velvet is the choosey crook, who steals only the seeminglyvalueless — for a hefty fee of course. In The Velvet Touch, Nick steals a bald man's comb, a faded flag, an overdue library book, an ordinary playing card, a menu -- and 9 other items While engaged in pilfering, Nick finds that he often has to become a detective, sometimes in order to save Sandra Paris, the White Queen, who is also a thief -- a mistress of bizarre crimes, who does "Impossible Things Before Breakfast." Nick Velvet and Sandra Paris sometimes compete, sometimes work together — as in the theft of a snake-charmer's basket on the front cover.**About the AuthorEdward D. Hoch, is a legend of ingenuity in the world of mystery writing. Author of more than 800 short stories, winner of the Edgar Award, former President of the Mystery Writers of America, and contributor to every issue of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine since 1973, Hoch is one of the great mystery writers of our time. And Nick Velvet and Sandra Paris are two of his greatest characters.

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Author

Hoch, Edward D., 1930-2008

Publisher

Crippen & Landru Publishers

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781885941428

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, True Crime, Fiction

Rating

4.18 / 5 (19 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14