Where There’s Smoke (1st ed.)

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Stewart Sterling, aka Prentice Winchell (and several other pseudonyms), began as a writer for radio but eventually branched out into pulp novels and carved out a literary career that lasted almost twenty years. He created two running characters during that time. One of them was Gil Vine, a house detective in a hotel. The other – Ben Pedley – was a fire marshal who relied upon training and experience to foil arsonists (who typically were merely the hired thugs of more highly-placed criminal elements). Fire Marshall Pedley had the drive and toughness you’d expect from a fictional firefighter, as well as the flaws you enjoy in an anti-hero.

Small tear (1/2″) at top of front DJ; shelf wear; stamped “FILE COPY” on FFEP; small nick at top of title page; else NF. See photos for details. Enclosed in protective cover.

by Stewart Sterling