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Edith jackson to help her investigate the troubling murder of her nephew, teddy mallory. Death of a dishonorable gentleman is like a glass of champagne. With a broad smile the novelist had addressed them. Heyers first novel was the black moth, which was published in 1921 when she was just 18 or 19 years old.
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