Jim Doherty:
> Ir was nominated for best 1st of 1963 but lost
to
> Cornelius Hirschberg's FLORENTINE FINISH,
> sort-of-private-eye novel featuring Saul
Handy,
> Chicago PI-turned-NYC-diamond-salesman.
Thanks for this! The Finnish edition of the Ullman book says
it received an award of some kind (not which one), but it's
not the first time Finnish publishers make a mistake.
(Hirschberg's novel was also translated, may have to pick it
up some time.)
> Hirschberg was even more of a one-hit wonder
than
> Ullman. FINISH was his only book, AFAIK.
Abe finds one non-fiction title more:
The Priceless Gift Hirschberg, Cornelius Book Description:
Simon & Schuster, New York, 1960. Hard Cover. Book
Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First
Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orange boards, yellow
cloth spine with black lettering; 343pp; appendixes; "How you
can give yourself the priceless gift of a rich, cultural
education".
> That might also be a good MYSTERY FILE article.
1st
> novel Edgar winners who were never heard from
again.
What others are there?
Juri
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