Die Dame im Chinchilla

Die Dame im Chinchilla (published in 1961) is a detective fiction novel written by Frank Arnau.^[1] It was translated into Dutch as De vrouw in chinchilla.^[2]

Plot summary

The body of a murdered woman is discovered in a New York apartment. Her luxurious bedroom has been thoroughly searched, and expensive clothes are lying around. Chief Inspector David Brewer knows that the victim lived on the edge of crime. In a previous life, she was a stripper and the owner of a night club that got mentioned in a call-girl scandal. Her name also came up in a case involving hard drugs. All motives are present for murder.

References

^ Martin, Roger (1986). Panorama Des Maîtres Du Polar Étranger (in French). Paris: L'Instant. p. 15. ISBN 2-86929-027-6.
^ Killy, Walther (1988). Literaturlexikon: Autoren Und Werke Deutscher Sprache (in German). Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Lexikon. p. 205. ISBN 3-570-03701-0.

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[1] Martin, Roger (1986). Panorama Des Maîtres Du Polar Étranger (in French). Paris: L'Instant. p. 15. ISBN 2-86929-027-6.

[2] Killy, Walther (1988). Literaturlexikon: Autoren Und Werke Deutscher Sprache (in German). Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Lexikon. p. 205. ISBN 3-570-03701-0.

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