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Kaye, Marvin Nathan was born on March 10, 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Morris and Theresa (Baroski) Kaye.
( The frantic fun-and-games atmosphere of New York's annu...)
The frantic fun-and-games atmosphere of New York's annual Toy Fair is the ironic setting for this tale of murder and industrial intrigue. Hilary Quayle is an attractive, young public relations consultant who has long harbored the desire to be a detective. It is with little urging, therefore, that she becomes involved in trying to ferret out the industrial spy who is ruining one of her best clients, Trim Tram Toys. On the opening morning of the Toy Fair, the design for a new toy is stolen, and the preliminary investigation leads to the discovery of the body of the prime suspect. The solution to both crimes lies in interpreting the meaning of the Scrabble tiles found in the dead man's hand. Thoroughly intrigued, Hilary resolves to solve the crime and present the police with a brilliant fait accompli. She is aided by her secretary, a man as resourceful as she. The two have only a few hours in which to unravel the increasingly complex set of clues before the police must be called. The plot twists and turns, first implicating one employee, then another. At one point all signs point to Hilary herself. The elimination of two more suspects, a blackmail plot, and a newly merry widow combine to further complicate matters and make A Lively Game of Death a challenging puzzle for all games players.
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( When a television writer takes a tumble, Hilary finds h...)
When a television writer takes a tumble, Hilary finds herself amidst the drama... PR whiz Hilary Quayle not only fired her assistant, Gene, she also broke up with him on the same day. And since the implosion of their office romance, Gene has been stuck in Philadelphia, consoling himself with Riverday, a soap opera most notable for its star's uncanny resemblance to his former boss. But one gray Pennsylvania day, he goes to the local shopping center, where his daytime idol is signing autographs. There he learns the star is Hilary's cousin, and she has hired his beloved as her press agent. He is just beginning to woo his way back into his old job when murder intervenes. In a plot twist suitable for the world of soaps, Riverday's head writer takes a stark-naked swan dive off the roof of the TV studio. To protect her cousin, Hilary investigates the killing with Gene, as always, at her side. Determined to get her back, Gene will stop at nothing - so long as he doesn't find himself written out of the series.
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(Tales of Troubled And Troubling Women - Stories old and n...)
Tales of Troubled And Troubling Women - Stories old and new explore women's darker side. Here are angels and devils, mothers and lovers, witches and ordinary women with dreadful secrets.
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(Since 1977, The Wolfe Pack has published 'The Gazette,' c...)
Since 1977, The Wolfe Pack has published 'The Gazette,' chockful of articles and tales of America's greatest sleuth, Nero Wolfe, who prefers beer and orchids to working at his West 35th Street brownstone. But thanks to Wolfe's wisecracking associate Archie Goodwin and his agent REX STOUT, Wolfe's seventy-two cases are mystery classics. NERO WOLFE: THE ARCHIE GOODWIN FILES is a new selection of Neronian delights carefully picked from over twenty-five years of The Gazette by veteran anthologist, novelist, and charter member of The Wolfe Pack Marvin Kaye.
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( Brian Lumley, a Grand Master of Horror and author of th...)
Brian Lumley, a Grand Master of Horror and author of the popular Necroscope® series, opens the collection with the tense "A Place of Waiting." The moors of Devon, England, are home to many ghosts, but none as fearsome as the red-eyed specter that refuses to accept his death. His only chance of release, however, comes at a terrible cost. Orson Scott Card puts a new spin on one of literature's most famous ghosts in "Hamlet's Father." What if the former King of Denmark was not killed by his treacherous brother for his crown, but by someone entirely unexpected as punishment for the darkest of crimes? Would his troubled son still seek revenge? The patrons of an Edinburgh tavern are introduced to a beverage with an unusual history in "The Haunted Single Malt" by Marvin Kaye, a clever and spooky tale about ghost stories and the people who love them. Tanith Lee offers "Strindberg's Ghost Sonata," a chilling story set in an alternate Russia. When a poor man is rescued from certain death by hospitable strangers, he discovers that he is not a guest in their haunted tenement building--he is a prisoner destined to become a sacrifice.
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(The plague is coming. Every tribe of the Forest people ca...)
The plague is coming. Every tribe of the Forest people can sense it, and they all know that their holistic and herbal medicines will have no effect. The City has medical technologies and pharmaceuticals that can fight the disease. But a Force Field surrounds it, and its inhabitants show no sign of wanting to help. What can the Forest people do?
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( In a famous Nashville family, a deadly feud is as much ...)
In a famous Nashville family, a deadly feud is as much a tradition as country music. Hilary Quayle has never done public relations for a country-western client, but Amanda Boulder's songwriting is beautiful, her voice is pure, and her career is in bad need of a good publicist. But there's one thing standing in the way of a great solo career: The rest of the Boulder family. The Boulders have been touring for eight decades, ever since old Pappy Boulder first picked up a fiddle. Hilary sends her assistant, Gene, to join up with the traveling Boulder Clan bluegrass musicians as they make their way to Nashville and the Grand Ole Opry. But before Amanda's budding solo career can put an end to the family business, someone decides to put an end to her. She's onstage at the Opry when the poison hits. And when Hilary Quayle gets to Nashville, she'll learn that Southern hospitality and murder can go hand-in-hand.
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(Marvin Kaye has crafted a wondeful sequel to Charles Dick...)
Marvin Kaye has crafted a wondeful sequel to Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," picking up the story of Ebenezer Scrooge and revisiting familiar characters such as Jacob Marley, Bob Cratchit, an
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( Hilary takes on a pair of mysteries - one fictional, an...)
Hilary takes on a pair of mysteries - one fictional, and one all too real... In college, Hilary Quayle dreamed of the stage, and playing all the great leading ladies that Shakespeare had to offer. But her interest was due less to the Bard than to another man: director, actor, and theatrical personality Michael Godwin. And though she got her wish, she found that acting onstage and romancing backstage did not add up to happiness. A decade past college, she’s now a publicity wizard and occasional sleuth, but still nursing enough of a schoolgirl crush to help Michael Godwin when he calls.The director is in New York to stage a spectacular, arena-sized Macbeth, one that will answer the centuries-old question: Who is the mysterious third murderer who appears in Act III? When accidents begin to plague the production, Godwin and his company chalk it up to the play’s curse. But when a real murderer enters the scene, only Hilary Quayle can guarantee a happy ending.
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(An all-new special collection of new and classic short st...)
An all-new special collection of new and classic short stories, centered around the night of Halloween. Featuring some of the genre's greatest writers selected especially for this volume. Halloween: The word itself instantly conjures up images of costumed trick-or-treaters, The Great Pumpkin, ghosts and ghouls rising from their graves and hockey-masked killers stalking babysitters in suburban America. In the grand tradition of the works of Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Love craft, Anne Rice, and Stephen King, The Ultimate Halloween will be a collection of fantasy, mainstream, mystery and suspense stories that all deal with the night of October 31st. Stories both original and traditional will be included, with some of the best known writers in the dark fantasy genre invited to participate.
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(Now some of the most famous "unwritten" cases of Sherlock...)
Now some of the most famous "unwritten" cases of Sherlock Holmes are finally available to the public--15 legendary tales of the exploits of the great detective, as written by Ernest Hemingway (Morgan Llywelyn), Ellery Queen (Edward D. Hoch), H.P. Lovecraft (Paula Volsky), Mickey Spillane (William L. DeAndrea), Rex Stout (Marvin Kaye), and others.
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(Introduces the basic concepts of mind reading and mental ...)
Introduces the basic concepts of mind reading and mental magic for the beginning or experienced magician with emphasis on showmanship. Includes information on hypnotism, ESP, prediction, and more.
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(1992 hardcover edition. Tight, straight spine. Pages and ...)
1992 hardcover edition. Tight, straight spine. Pages and boards in overall near mint condition. Dustjacket in overall excellent condition with only minor corner/edge wear in spots. Nice, clean copy - overall gift quality!
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(TALES OF BLACK MAGIC, OLD & NEW VARIOUS AUTHORS / STORIES...)
TALES OF BLACK MAGIC, OLD & NEW VARIOUS AUTHORS / STORIES "Witches and warlocks curse, jinx, hex, spook, possess, becharm, and bedevil their victims in this collelction of tales of black magic. Many stories are dark and chilling, some are light and humorous; most are time-honored, a few are original, written especially for this book"
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( Oi Vey! Was Marty Gold ever up to his mezuzah in Jewis...)
Oi Vey! Was Marty Gold ever up to his mezuzah in Jewish Mother, Yiddishe guilt ... and murder. Yes, Ida Gold's own son, the druggist, had refilled Mrs. Beatrice Fenimore's prescription for Darvon just the day she had died from a severe reaction to sterazolidin. A deadly little allergy that, as her apothecary, Marty Gold was only too well aware of. And when her will is read, and Marty Gold is named as one of the chief beneficiaries, the possibility of a professional error quickly takes back seat to a murder charge. Until Marty Gold is felled by a somewhat more common anaphylaxis ... a slight sensitivity to bullets! A funny, often touching portrayal of a good-hearted, amateur sleuth.
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(Six stories from some of the most famous names in fantasy...)
Six stories from some of the most famous names in fantasy-all with one commonthreat-"the fair folk." From blithe fairies to sinister fey, some are fair, some are foul, all are fantastic. In "The Kelpie," by Patricia A. McKillip, a carefree circle of bohemian artists is confronted by a being more powerful than any muse. Jane Yolen and Midori Snyder weave a tale of two sisters long-exiled from their magical realm who must survive in ours, in "Except the Queen." In Tanith Lee's "UOUS," a young woman with a rotten family is granted three wishes by a handsome elf-and learns that nothing good comes free of charge. A hapless slob finds his world turned upside-down when an eager brownie moves in and proceeds to clean house, in Megan Lindholm's "Grace Notes." Kim Newman introduces an intrepid government investigator whose latest case pits him against a sinister brood of fairy folk known as "The Gypsies in the Wood." And the serenity of the Elves is tested in a wry fable of a long-suffering magical apprentice who can't catch a break, in Craig Shaw Gardner's "The Embarrassment of Elves.
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(The editor of Devils and Demons compiles more than fifty ...)
The editor of Devils and Demons compiles more than fifty terrifying tales, many never before anthologized, by such masters as Willa Cather, Gaston Leroux, Bram Stoker, and Joyce Carol Oates. Science Fiction & Doubleday Bk Clubs.
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(Set in a post-holocaust USA, the first volume depicts a c...)
Set in a post-holocaust USA, the first volume depicts a conflict between rural followers of a diseased mutant form of Christianity and a city in which a science-based world view is encapsulated; in the second, a personal drama and an interesting half-breed protagonist intensify the grain of narrative, but peculiarly diminish the sense, given off by the earlier book, of a large sf occasion.
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( While on vacation in DC, Marty must outwit kidnappers a...)
While on vacation in DC, Marty must outwit kidnappers at a magicians' convention. Marty Gold deserves a vacation. For years he has toiled behind the pharmacy counter at Spector's, a Manhattan institution whose classic soda fountain makes it a magnet for every overstuffed rear end on the West Side. Among his most devoted customers is Mase O'Dwyer, a chunky young magician who treats Marty as a captive audience for hour upon hour of poorly executed magic tricks. When Marty finally saves up enough money for a jaunt down to Washington, DC, Mase insists on tagging along to attend a magic convention. But as soon as he arrives, the hapless magician finally manages to make one trick work: He disappears. Mase has been kidnapped, and as much as he dislikes the kid, Marty feels obligated to rescue him. It will take magic to save the portly illusionist, but the druggist has a few of his own tricks up his sleeves.
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(This compilation contains over 50 short stories, both cla...)
This compilation contains over 50 short stories, both classic and modern, by great writers, including Bram Stoker, H.P. Lovecraft, Mary Shelley, Sheridan Le Fanu, Guy de Maupassant, Damon Runyon, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Tennessee Williams, J.R.R. Tolkien, Isaac Asimov, and Patricia Highsmith.
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Kaye, Marvin Nathan was born on March 10, 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Morris and Theresa (Baroski) Kaye.
Bachelor, Pennsylvania State University, 1960. Master of Arts, Pennsylvania State University, 1962. Postgraduate, University Denver, 1960.
Reporter Grit Public Company, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 1963—1965. Assistant managing editor Business Travel Magazine, New York City, 1965. Senior editor Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1966—1970.
Freelance writer, since 1970. Artistic director The Open Book, since 1974. Adjunct professor creative writing New York University, New York City, since 1976.
Lecturer The New School for Social Research, New York City, 1975. Adjunct professor Mercy College, 2001-2006, tutor coordinator Manhattan campus, 2002-2006. Standardized patient The Morchand Center, Mount Sinai Hospital, since 2006.
Improvisational comic The Jekyll and Hyde Club, New York City, since 2005.
(Set in a post-holocaust USA, the first volume depicts a c...)
(Now some of the most famous "unwritten" cases of Sherlock...)
(Since 1977, The Wolfe Pack has published 'The Gazette,' c...)
(Marvin Kaye has crafted a wondeful sequel to Charles Dick...)
(TALES OF BLACK MAGIC, OLD & NEW VARIOUS AUTHORS / STORIES...)
(The editor of Devils and Demons compiles more than fifty ...)
( Brian Lumley, a Grand Master of Horror and author of th...)
( The frantic fun-and-games atmosphere of New York's annu...)
(The frantic fun-and-games atmosphere of New York's annual...)
(Introduces the basic concepts of mind reading and mental ...)
(This compilation contains over 50 short stories, both cla...)
(An all-new special collection of new and classic short st...)
(Six stories from some of the most famous names in fantasy...)
(Tales of Troubled And Troubling Women - Stories old and n...)
( In a famous Nashville family, a deadly feud is as much ...)
( In a famous Nashville family, a deadly feud is as much ...)
( While on vacation in DC, Marty must outwit kidnappers a...)
( While on vacation in DC, Marty must outwit kidnappers a...)
( Oi Vey! Was Marty Gold ever up to his mezuzah in Jewis...)
( When a television writer takes a tumble, Hilary finds h...)
(1st edition 1st printing paperback, fine In stock shipped...)
( Hilary takes on a pair of mysteries - one fictional, an...)
(Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown Hardcover 1993)
(Catalog with hundreds of magic tricks.)
(Epic of the far future. In the aftermath of a bloody war)
(1992 hardcover edition. Tight, straight spine. Pages and ...)
(The plague is coming. Every tribe of the Forest people ca...)
(Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First e...)
(Book by Kaye, Marvin)
(vg+ paperback)
(A Novel)
Member Authors Guild and League American, Dramatists Guild, Actors Equity Association, Broadway League, Mark Twain Society (honorary), Sons of Desert (president 1974-1976).
Married Saralee Bransdorf, August 4, 1963. 1 child, Terry Ellen.