02543cam a2200361 i 4500 1567186924 TxAuBib 20240906120000.0 240424t20241933||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781613164938 pbk. $15.95 1613164939 pbk. $15.95 TxAuBib rda Taylor, Phoebe Atwood, 1909-1976. The mystery of the Cape Cod players [BOOK] / Phoebe Atwood Taylor ; introduction by Otto Penzler. New York, NY : Penzler Publishers, [2024] ©1933. iv, 228 pages : illustration ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier American mystery classics Includes preview of: The Cape Cod mystery. Includes discussion questions. "When the Cape Cod Players roll into towns along the lower Cape, the locals expect a great show, replete with games, magic, and merriment. Of course, they usually have an audience, too. When Boston widow Victoria Ballard, visiting the Cape to recover from a near-fatal bout with pneumonia, comes upon the troupe near her rural convalescent home, she ascertains that someone has played a nasty trick on the players, sending them to a remote destination in the wild backcountry in search of a paying gig. Sympathetic to the plight of the ragtag group, Vic invites them to stay the night with her, but when day breaks to find the lead magician with a bullet in his head, she realizes the cruel trick that brought the travelers to her home may have been part of a deadly plot--and that she may have been an unwitting participant. Enter Asey Mayo, Cape Cod's answer to Sherlock Holmes. Armed only with folksy wisdom, Cape Cod dictums, and plenty of common sense, the jack-of-all-trades is quick to tackle the puzzling case of the murdered performer. But in order to solve the case, he'll have to confront a curious assortment of clues and suspects odder than any he's encountered in his long career.". 20240509. Mayo, Asey (Fictitious character) Fiction. Private investigators Massachusetts Cape Cod Fiction. Murder Investigation Massachusetts Cape Cod Fiction. Cape Cod (Mass) Fiction. Mystery fiction. Penzler, Otto, writer of introduction. American mystery classics.