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Publisher: Curtis Books - 1953

Plot: She was sure some dame, the Black Orchid, and she sure got a surprise herself when she found out who she was really trying to rescue. It's the story of a double snatch told be Ricky Walsh, the newshawk, who got the story, and found it made him more then the newshawk. It made him the news. The Black Orchid didn't do all the papers said she did, but she did plenty; she got the black orchids, and she stole the Bishop's pants. She smoked one gang out, and she made Doglad talk the hard way. She made the cops and one mob forget they were fighting each other, and try to get away from the common enemy. She sure made the cops run. It's her story but there's plenty other dames inside the pages. Rosita, who petted in the orchids. Olivetta, who had plenty looks but knew plenty about vinegar. Nancy who kew all the answers, and Marie, who caught her guy in an undignified position, plenty other dames to make you smile. And plenty though guys, and some not so tough, but smart with the dames; but read the Black Orchid. The story of the dame who made headlines in the Chicago papers day after day and the guy wrote about her.

Condition: Light wear on the exterior of the hardcover and dust jacket; Pages are clean, unmarked and in very good condition;