Cambridge, MA: Zoland Books, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Alcorn's third novel is more than another murder-in-academia mystery. After all, when Dean Cranston Fessing of Wainscot University, dispatched to investigate the finances of the neighboring Museum of Man, is dispatched himself, his grisly remains bear evidence of cannibalism. And that's not all. Reluctant investigator Norman de Ratour also discovers creative writing in the primate pavilion and Neitzchean ambitions in the genetics lab in this satirical romp through academia. Previous owner's signature written neatly on half title page o/w text and boards are clean, tight, with a slight spine lean; dustjacket shows only minor surface and edgewear.

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Alfred Alcorn is also the author of the second Norman de Ratour Mystery, The Love Potion Murders in the Museum of Man , and former director of travel at Harvard University’s Museum of Natural History. He lives in Belmont, Masschusetts.

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Bookseller: H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 003092
Title: MURDER IN THE MUSEUM OF MAN
Author: Alcorn, Alfred
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition, First Printing.
ISBN 10: 0944072771
ISBN 13: 9780944072776
Publisher: Zoland Books
Place of Publication: Cambridge, MA
Date Published: 1997
Keywords: MYSTERY, FIRST EDITION, AMATEUR SLEUTH, HUMOR, SATIRE, ACADEMIA,
Bookseller catalogs: Mystery; Amateur Sleuth; Humor;

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