Death is a lonely business
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New York : Perennial, 2003.
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0380789655, 9780380789658
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Batavia Public Library District - Adult FictionFIC Bradbury, RayOn Shelf
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Published
New York : Perennial, 2003.
Format
Book
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232 pages : portrait ; 21 cm
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English
ISBN
0380789655, 9780380789658

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"Ray Bradbury, the undisputed Dean of American storytelling, dips his accomplished pen into the cryptic inkwell of noir and creates a stylish and slightly fantastical tale of mayhem and murder set among the shadows and the murky canals of Venice, California, in the early 1950s. Toiling away amid the looming palm trees and decaying bungalows, a struggling young writer (who bears a resemblance to the author) spins fantastic stories from his fertile imagination upon his clacking typewriter. Trying not to miss his girlfriend (away studying in Mexico), the nameless writer steadily crafts his literary effort--until strange things begin happening around him. Starting with a series of peculiar phone calls, the writer then finds clumps of seaweed on his doorstep. But as the incidents escalate, his friends fall victim to a series of mysterious "accidents"--some of them fatal. Aided by Elmo Crumley, a savvy, street-smart detective, and a reclusive actress of yesteryear with an intense hunger for life, the wordsmith sets out to find the connection between the bizarre events, and in doing so, uncovers the truth about his own creative abilities." -- back cover.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Bradbury, R. (2003). Death is a lonely business . Perennial.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012. 2003. Death Is a Lonely Business. Perennial.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012. Death Is a Lonely Business Perennial, 2003.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Bradbury, Ray. Death Is a Lonely Business Perennial, 2003.

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