RUSSELL, ALAN — The Hotel Detective

New York: Mysterious Press, 1994. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Signed edition. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Russell’s short story, "Married to a Murderer," was selected as one of 1997's 25 finest crime and mystery stories by Iblist Shortlist and published as the sixth annual edition. And was performed on stage in Carlsbad, California in April 2012. In 1990 Walker & Company published No Sign of Murder, which received a review from The New York Times. The work was followed by The Forest Prime Evil and comedic mysteries The Hotel Detective and The Fat Innkeeper which won him The Lefty award for best comedic mystery of the year, and a Critics’ Choice Award His novel Multiple Wounds, a psychological thriller earned him a nomination for both an Anthony Award and the Macavity Award for best novel of the year. Russell then published Shame, a novel of psychological suspense. His next books, Exposure, Political Suicide, and Burning Man, have been categorized as suspense novels. He wrote a screenplay for Disney of his novel St. Nick. A number of his novels have been optioned for film. " (from Wikipedia) The Hotel Detective, reportedly produced in the number of only 8,500 copies in This True First Edition. ; Signed by Author. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .