The Poet's Funeral
  • Published:
    May-2005 (Hardcover)
    Sep-2006 (Paperback)
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    Print / eBook
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  • Main Genre:
    Mystery
  • Time Period:
    1980's-1990's Contemporary
  • Pages:
    384
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At the annual convention of the American Booksellers Association Convention, everything goes wrong. Julia Child's cooking demonstration in the Random House aisle blows up and catches fire. A top New York editor catches a pie in the face. Invitations to the most exclusive publisher's party are stolen and all the wrong people show up. Worse, Heidi Yamada, the world-famous poet, is found dead, spread over the late Elvis Presley's king-sized bed. It's all caught on film by a busy photographer from Publishers Weekly, a woman soon kidnapped. When the Las Vegas Police shrug their shoulders, Guy Mallon, Heidi's first publisher (and a discarded lover) wonders what to do.

Poor Guy. He's a bookman from Santa Barbara who, despite Ross Macdonald and Sue Grafton, never felt inspired to be a sleuth, but he feels he owes it to Heidi. Besides, catching her killer may be his only chance to leave Las Vegas alive....

The Poet's Funeral is a romp rich with poetry, publishing, book collecting, and literary gossip. Its cast ranges from smalltime players to the famous Rock Bottom Remaiders. It's a story of ego, love, art, and murder during four hot days at the 1990 ABA.
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People / Creatures
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EDITIONS
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    • Nov-2006
    • Poisoned Pen Press
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 1590583159
    • ISBN13: 9781590583159
    • First Edition
    • May-2005
    • Poisoned Pen Press
    • Hardcover
    • ISBN: 159058144X
    • ISBN13: 9781590581445
    •  
    • Sep-2006
    • Poisoned Pen Press
    • eBook (Kindle)
    •  
    • Aug-2010
    • Poisoned Pen Press
    • eBook (Kindle)
    •  
    • Jun-2011
    • Poisoned Pen Press
    • eBook
    • ISBN: 1615950338
    • ISBN13: 9781615950331
    •  
    • May-2005
    • Poisoned Pen Press
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 159058161X
    • ISBN13: 9781590581612
    • Large Print
    •  
    • Nov-2009
    • ReadHowYouWant
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 1458742962
    • ISBN13: 9781458742964
    • Large Print



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