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The American gun mystery
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Contributors:
Penzler, Otto, writer of introduction.
Published:
New York : American Mystery Classics, 2021.
Physical Desc:
v, 317 pages ; 21 cm.
Status:
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Buck Horne has roped thousands of cattle, slugged his way out of dozens of saloons, and shot plenty of men dead in the street--but always on the backlot. He is a celluloid cowboy, and his career is nearly kaput. The real box office draw is his daughter, Kit, a brawling beauty who can outshoot any rascal the studio has to offer. Desperate for a comeback, Buck joins Wild Bill Grant's traveling rodeo for a show in New York, hoping to impress Hollywood and land one last movie contract. But he has scarcely mounted his horse when he falls to the dirt. It wasn't age that made him slip--it was the bullet in his heart. Watching from the stands are Ellery Queen, debonair sleuth, and his police detective father. They are New Yorkers through and through, but to solve the rodeo killing, the Queens must learn to talk cowboy.

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ISBN:
9781613162514, 1613162510, 9781613162521, 1613162529

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"Discussion guide included inside."--cover.
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Buck Horne has roped thousands of cattle, slugged his way out of dozens of saloons, and shot plenty of men dead in the street--but always on the backlot. He is a celluloid cowboy, and his career is nearly kaput. The real box office draw is his daughter, Kit, a brawling beauty who can outshoot any rascal the studio has to offer. Desperate for a comeback, Buck joins Wild Bill Grant's traveling rodeo for a show in New York, hoping to impress Hollywood and land one last movie contract. But he has scarcely mounted his horse when he falls to the dirt. It wasn't age that made him slip--it was the bullet in his heart. Watching from the stands are Ellery Queen, debonair sleuth, and his police detective father. They are New Yorkers through and through, but to solve the rodeo killing, the Queens must learn to talk cowboy.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Queen, E., & Penzler, O. (2021). The American gun mystery. New York, American Mystery Classics.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Queen, Ellery and Otto, Penzler. 2021. The American Gun Mystery. New York, American Mystery Classics.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Queen, Ellery and Otto, Penzler, The American Gun Mystery. New York, American Mystery Classics, 2021.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Queen, Ellery, and Otto Penzler. The American Gun Mystery. New York, American Mystery Classics, 2021.

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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