THE PIGEON PIE MYSTERY.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Doubleday, (1912) dj. Hardcover first edition - A murder mystery set in Victorian England - "When Indian Princess Alexandrina is left penniless by the sudden death of her father, the Maharaja of Brindor, Queen Victoria grants her a grace-and-favor home in Hampton Court Palace. Though rumored to be haunted, Alexandrina and her lady's maid, Pooki, have no choice but to take the Queen up on her offer.. . But when General-Major Bagshot dies after eating said pie, and the coroner finds traces of arsenic in his body, Pooki becomes the #1 suspect in a murder investigation." 313 pp. ISBN: 978-0385535564.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (remainder dot)
Book ID: 84536
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