The Green-Eyed Monster

by Patrick Quentin

Stated First Printing. A VG+ copy in a VG dust jacket. Rubs to the spine tips and tanning to the boards. The dust jacket has rubs and tears to the upper and lower edges of the panels. Wear to the head and heel of its spine. Dust soiling to the panels and rubbing to the rear panel.

Genres: Mystery

200 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1960

About the author

Patrick Quentin, Q. Patrick and Jonathan Stagge were pen names under which Hugh Callingham Wheeler (19 March 1912 – 26 July 1987), Richard Wilson Webb (August 1901 – December 1966), Martha Mott Kelley (30 April 1906–2005) and Mary Louise White Aswell (3 June 1902 – 24 December 1984) wrote detective fiction. In some foreign countries their books have been published under the variant Quentin Patrick. Most of the stories were written by Webb and Wheeler in collaboration, or by Wheeler alone. Their most famous creation is the amateur sleuth Peter Duluth. In 1963, the story collection The Ordeal of Mrs. Snow was given a Special Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America.

AKA:
Πάτρικ Κουέντιν (Greek)

Reviews

[Bruce · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm tempted to call this a "trashy" mystery; and, like much trashy literature, it has, despite its superficiality and obvious contrivances, a darn good story with lots of surprising twists and turns. Not good enough to recommend, but if you happened to be stuck on a plane or train with it, you'd have a good time. Another similar book by Quentin that's better is Shadow of Guilt.

[Filip · Rating 3 out of 5]

A classic Patrick Quentin mystery with a convoluted web of lies and deceit, reprehensible victim and a nice twist at the end. Really not much more to add, a simple but nevertheless enjoyable book.