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  1. Great Black Kanba
    Great Black Kanba
  2. Death at the Dog
    Death at the Dog
  3. Brief Candles
    Brief Candles
  4. The Black-Headed Pins (Rue Morgue Vintage Mystery)
    The Black-Headed Pins (Rue Morgue Vintage Mystery)
  5. The Grey Mist Murders
    The Grey Mist Murders
  6. They Rang Up the Police (Rue Morgue Vintage Mystery)
    They Rang Up the Police (Rue Morgue Vintage Mystery)
  7. Murder is a Serious Business
    Murder is a Serious Business
  8. Happy Returns
    Happy Returns
  9. Come and Go: A Ghostly Comedy
    Come and Go: A Ghostly Comedy
  10. The Black Paw (Rue Morgue Vintage Mystery)
    The Black Paw (Rue Morgue Vintage Mystery)
  11. A Hive of Suspects: An Irish Village Mystery (Rue Morgue Vintage Mystery)
    A Hive of Suspects: An Irish Village Mystery (Rue Morgue Vintage Mystery)
  12. The Black Coat (Rue Morgue Vintage Mystery)
    The Black Coat (Rue Morgue Vintage Mystery)
  13. Murder at Shots Hall
    Murder at Shots Hall
  14. Zvi: The Miraculous Story of Triumph Over the Holocaust
    Zvi: The Miraculous Story of Triumph Over the Holocaust
  15. Flashbacks and Premonitions: Stories
    Flashbacks and Premonitions: Stories
  16. Killing Cousins (Mort Sinclair Mysteries)
    Killing Cousins (Mort Sinclair Mysteries)
  17. Cross a Dark Bridge
    Cross a Dark Bridge
  18. Belly Fruit
    Belly Fruit
  19. No Safe House
    No Safe House
  20. Down in the Dumps: A Polly Deacon Mystery
    Down in the Dumps: A Polly Deacon Mystery
  21. Speak Ill of the Dead: A Camilla Macphee Mystery
    Speak Ill of the Dead: A Camilla Macphee Mystery
  22. Cue the Dead Guy: A Polly Deacon Mystery
    Cue the Dead Guy: A Polly Deacon Mystery
  23. Northern Winters Are Murder: A Belle Palmer Mystery
    Northern Winters Are Murder: A Belle Palmer Mystery
  24. Flying Lessons: A Jessica Dearborn Mystery
    Flying Lessons: A Jessica Dearborn Mystery
  25. Blackflies Are Murder: A Belle Palmer Mystery
    Blackflies Are Murder: A Belle Palmer Mystery
Great Black Kanba
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A Delightful, Fun Mystery
 Great Black Kanba
Constance Little , and Gwenyth Little
Manufacturer: Rue Morgue Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0915230224

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5 out of 5 stars A Delightful, Fun Mystery.......2000-12-08

An American woman wakes up on an Australian train and has no memory of who she is or where she's going. Her traveling partner has disappeared, leaving behind a scant few items she claimed belong to her memory-challenged friend. She doubts her departed pal's veracity -- her taste in clothes couldn't really be this bad, could it? At the next stop, she is joined by a multitude of possible relatives (they didn't know what she would look like, and she hesitates to tell them what's going on until she can try to figure out her identity). These eccentric relatives, along with a couple of men who claim they're engaged to her, join our amnesiac protaganist for the remainder of the long train voyage across Australia. She doesn't know who to trust, particularly after a new (old?) friend (rival?) is murdered. She does get to leave the train, but only to keep changing trains.

I loved this book. It's entertaining, clever, and a very quick read. There's lots going on, and wackiness abounds. I loved this book, and look forward to reading all the Little sisters' books I can get my hands on. Rue Morgue calls the sisters "the reigning queens of the cozy screwball mystery from the 1930s to the 1950s." The nifty introduction reveals that they did all their writing in bed ("Chairs give one backaches" said Gwenyth), adding to and rewriting sections and sending them back and forth. They wrote 21 stand-alone comic mysteries, all but one with the word "Black" in the title.

Great Black Kanba Dell Mapback 181
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    		Great Black Kanba Dell Mapback 181
    Constance Little
    Manufacturer: DELL PUBL CO
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Paperback
    ASIN: B000SHFROY
    Great Black Kanba ("Mapback")
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      		Great Black Kanba ("Mapback")
      Constance and Gwenyth Little
      Manufacturer: Dell (181)
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Paperback
      ASIN: B000CRKEZ2
      Quoth the Raven/Great Black Kanba by Constance and Gwenyth Little
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        		Quoth the Raven/Great Black Kanba by Constance and Gwenyth Little
        Bruno Fischer
        Manufacturer: Doubleday, Doran & Company, New York
        ProductGroup: Book
        Binding: Hardcover
        ASIN: B000H3O0BA
        Great Black Kanba
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          		Great Black Kanba
          Constance & Qwenyth Little
          Manufacturer: Garden City : Crime Club / Doubleday & Company 1944
          ProductGroup: Book
          Binding: Hardcover
          ASIN: B000NWA2IU
          Quoth the Raven / Great Black Kanba
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            		Quoth the Raven / Great Black Kanba
            Bruno Fischer , and Constance and Gwyneth Little
            Manufacturer: Doubleday, Doran
            ProductGroup: Book
            Binding: Hardcover
            ASIN: B000BK69IQ

            Product Description

            Two classic mysteries in a single volume!
            GREAT BLACK KANBA
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              		GREAT BLACK KANBA
              Constance & Gwenyth Little
              Manufacturer: The Rue Morgue Press
              ProductGroup: Book
              Binding: Paperback
              ASIN: B000P0VS8S
              Great Black Kanba
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                		Great Black Kanba
                Constance and Gwenyth Little
                Manufacturer: Dell Mapback #181
                ProductGroup: Book
                Binding: Paperback
                ASIN: B000MZMAR4
                Great Black Kanba
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                  		Great Black Kanba
                  Constance and Gwenyth Little
                  Manufacturer: Pocket Books (no. 181)
                  ProductGroup: Book
                  Binding: Paperback
                  ASIN: B000CRKEOI

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