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The Mystery of the Cape Cod Tavern

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The Mystery of the Cape Cod Tavern
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AuthorPhoebe Atwood Taylor
LanguageEnglish
SeriesAsey Mayo
GenreMystery, Detective novel
PublisherW.W. Norton & Co
Publication date
1934
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages283 pp
OCLC12655032
Preceded byThe Mystery of the Cape Cod Players (1933) 
Followed bySandbar Sinister (1934) 

The Mystery of the Cape Cod Tavern, first published in 1934 by W. W. Norton & Co., is a detective story by Phoebe Atwood Taylor which features her series detective Asey Mayo,[1][2] the "Codfish Sherlock".[citation needed] This novel is a mystery of the type known as a whodunnit.

Plot summary

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Eve Prence is the glamorous and publicity-seeking owner of the famous Cape Cod Tavern, and uses her publicity to keep the Tavern filled with famous and/or wealthy guests. She has a house-full the night she's found at the bottom of the grand staircase, claiming somebody had tried to kill her. The following day, she is found with a knife in her ribs. Asey Mayo must work out the meaning of clues like a pair of antique pistols that contain a pair of antique daggers, and what exactly the blind boy on the scene of the crime heard, and a pair of dirty indentations on a windowsill before bringing home the crime to a surprising figure.

References

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  1. ^ Hubin, Allen J. (26 May 1968). "Criminals at Large". The New York Times. pp. BR51. ProQuest 118308782. Retrieved 23 July 2024 – via ProQuest.
  2. ^ Anderson, Issac (4 March 1934). "New Mystery Stories". The New York Times. pp. BR11. ProQuest 100933120. Retrieved 23 July 2024 – via ProQuest.