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Wouldn't it be deadly: an Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins mystery
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New York : Minotaur Books, 2014.
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320 pages ; 22 cm.
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Description

"Following her successful appearance at an Embassy Ball--where Eliza Doolittle won Professor Henry Higgins' bet that he could pass off a Cockney flower girl as a duchess--Eliza becomes an assistant to his chief rival Emil Nepommuck. After Nepommuck publicly takes credit for transforming Eliza into a lady, an enraged Higgins submits proof to a London newspaper that Nepommuck is a fraud. When Nepommuck is found with a dagger in his back, Henry Higgins becomes Scotland Yard's prime suspect. However, Eliza learns that most of Nepommuck's pupils had a reason to murder their blackmailing teacher. As another suspect turns up dead and evidence goes missing, Eliza and Higgins realize the only way to clear the Professor's name is to discover which of Nepommuck's many enemies is the real killer"--

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Book
Edition:
First edition.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781250049353 :, 1250049350

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"A Thomas Dunne book."
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"Following her successful appearance at an Embassy Ball--where Eliza Doolittle won Professor Henry Higgins' bet that he could pass off a Cockney flower girl as a duchess--Eliza becomes an assistant to his chief rival Emil Nepommuck. After Nepommuck publicly takes credit for transforming Eliza into a lady, an enraged Higgins submits proof to a London newspaper that Nepommuck is a fraud. When Nepommuck is found with a dagger in his back, Henry Higgins becomes Scotland Yard's prime suspect. However, Eliza learns that most of Nepommuck's pupils had a reason to murder their blackmailing teacher. As another suspect turns up dead and evidence goes missing, Eliza and Higgins realize the only way to clear the Professor's name is to discover which of Nepommuck's many enemies is the real killer"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Ireland, D. E., & Shaw, B. (2014). Wouldn't it be deadly: an Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins mystery. First edition. New York, Minotaur Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Ireland, D. E and Bernard Shaw. 2014. Wouldn't It Be Deadly: An Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins Mystery. New York, Minotaur Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Ireland, D. E and Bernard Shaw, Wouldn't It Be Deadly: An Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins Mystery. New York, Minotaur Books, 2014.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Ireland, D. E. and Bernard Shaw. Wouldn't It Be Deadly: An Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins Mystery. First edition. New York, Minotaur Books, 2014.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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