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Language German Publication date 1959 | 4/5 Goodreads Series Ster-Detectives Originally published 1959 Genre Detective fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Original title Lautlos wie sein Schatten People also search for Die Dame im Chinchilla, Universal Film Lexicon, The Art of the Faker, Der perfekte Mord | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lautlos wie sein Schatten (published in 1959) is a detective fiction novel written by Frank Arnau. It was translated into Dutch as both New York na middernacht and Nacht in New York.
Plot
When James Baldon comes home from a party late at night, he is not able to open the front door of his apartment. The reason: a dead man is blocking his entrance. David Brewer, head of the Homicide Squad, starts the investigation. When it is discovered that the body was moved after being shot, everybody in the building turns out to have an alibi. However, Brewer is convinced that one of the alibis must be false.
References
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