by Matthew Head
The three of us—Dr. Finney, Emily Collins, and I—sat at a table along the Champs-Elysées, not having felt like going to the general vicinity of The Flea Club for a nightcap after the dinner. We found little to say, and I bought a newspaper. I always read the horoscopes, and I asked Dr. Finney if she would like hers. “Sure,” she said. “Sign of the Fish.”
Under Pisces it said, “Look forward soon to an interruption of the tranquillity of your life. Make new friends cautiously, and do not travel long distances. Stick conscientiously to your own work, avoiding distractions. Furthermore,” I went on, as if still reading, “go home and get a little sleep, and give old friends from Africa a chance to do likewise. O.K.?”
“O.K.,” said Mary Finney.
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MURDER AT THE FLEA CLUB
A Felony & Mayhem mystery
PUBLISHING HISTORY
First print edition (Simon & Schuster): 1955
Felony & Mayhem print and digital editions: 2018
Copyright © 1955 by Matthew Head
All rights reserved
E-book ISBN: 978-1-63194-107-8
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Head, Matthew, 1907-1985.
Title: Murder at the Flea Club / Matthew Head.
Description: New York : Felony & Mayhem Press, 2018. | “A Felony & Mayhem mystery”
Identifiers: LCCN 2017060959| ISBN 9781631941382 (trade pbk.) | ISBN 9781631941078 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Murder--Investigation--Fiction. | Paris (France)--Fiction. | Mystery fiction.
Classification: LCC PS3505.A53196 M87 2018 | DDC 813/.54--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017060959